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Meet Me at the Altar

Meet Me at the Altar

American pop punk band

Meet Me at the Altar (stylized as Meet Me @ the Altar) is an American pop-punk band formed in 2015.[3] Initially, the three members—all of whom lived in different states at the time—worked on music remotely through the internet.[4][5] The band went on their first tour in 2018, and were signed by Fueled by Ramen in 2020.[4]

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History

Meet Me at the Altar was formed in 2015, when Téa Campbell met Ada Juarez through YouTube; the latter had posted a number of videos covering pop-punk songs, and Campbell subsequently reached out.[3] In time, the two developed a friendship that turned into the band. To locate a vocalist, Campbell and Juarez held auditions online.[3] Edith Victoria was one of the individuals who tried out for the position, submitting a rendition of Paramore's "All I Wanted."[4][6] The name of the band refers to a text conversation between Campbell and Juarez, as Billboard notes: "The [name] stems from a text message Juarez sent Campbell in a bonding moment: 'I was like "marry me!"' says Campbell, 'and she typed, "meet me @ the altar."'"[4]

In 2020, the band went viral, partially in part of receiving public endorsements of pop-punk veterans Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low and Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years.[7][8] In October 2020, the band was subsequently signed to Fueled by Ramen.[4] After re-releasing "Garden" under Fueled By Ramen, they released their first new single under the label, "Hit Like a Girl", in March 2021.[9] Their debut EP for the label, Model Citizen, released on August 13, 2021.[10]

In 2022 the band performed at several large venues such as Lollapalooza[11] and TwitchCon, as well as opening for Green Day.[12] In January 2023, they made their television debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, during which they announced their debut album, Past // Present // Future, which was released on March 10, and performed its lead single, "Say It (To My Face)."[13]

Musical style

The band's musical style is commonly described as pop-punk.[14][15][16][8] Some publications have compared their musical style to another female-fronted pop-punk band, Paramore.[4][5][17][18]

Band members

Current members

  • Edith Victoria – vocals (2017–present)
  • Téa Campbell – guitar, bass (2015–present)
  • Ada Juarez – drums (2015–present)

Touring members

  • Kaylie Sang – rhythm guitar (2019–2022)
  • El Xiques – bass (2018–2022)
  • Rosalind Vo — bass (2015, 2018-2019)

Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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References

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    Chris, Elena (April 9, 2021). "10 next-gen pop-punk bands who will transport you back to the 2000s". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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    Cirisano, Tatiana. "Meet Me at The Altar Formed Online and Wrote Songs By Text. Now the Punk Trio Is Signed to Fueled By Ramen: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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    Sacher, Andrew (October 9, 2020). "Meet Me @ The Altar sign to Fueled by Ramen, share 'Garden' video". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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    Tenreyro, Tatiana (June 16, 2021). "Meet Me @ The Altar announce their first EP under Fueled By Ramen". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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    Roche, Sam (March 23, 2021). "Meet Me @ the Altar release riff-heavy pop-punk female empowerment anthem, Hit Like A Girl". Guitar World. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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    Chesler, Josh (June 16, 2021). "Meet Me @ The Altar Release 'Feel A Thing' From Upcoming Model Citizen EP". Spin. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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    Meet Me @ The Altar [@mmataband] (March 22, 2022). "LOLLAPALOOZA WE ARE COMING FOR YOU!!!! SO excited to be coming back to Chicago this summer. Get your tickets today at 12pm CT! 🤘🏾🔥🔥" (Tweet). Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
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    "Meet Me @ The Altar to support Green Day at several European shows…". Kerrang!. March 31, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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    Paul, Larisha (January 20, 2023). "Meet Me @ the Altar Announce Debut Album Past // Present // Future on Colbert". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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    Gracie, Bianca (February 23, 2021). "Meet Me @ the Altar Are Jump-Starting a New Era for Pop Punk". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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    Ross, Alex Robert (October 9, 2020). "Meet Me @ The Altar share "Garden," become your new favorite pop-punk band". The Fader. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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    Williams, Jenessa (March 15, 2021). "Meet Me @ The Altar: Energetic trio putting the positivity back into pop-punk". NME. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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    LeSuer, Mike (June 18, 2020). "Meet Me @ the Altar's Songs That Shaped Their Pop-Punk Sound". Flood. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
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    Young, Amy (October 5, 2020). "20 LGBTQIA+ artists giving the world a big middle finger right now". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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