Feel a Thing - Meet Me @ the Altar

Feel a Thing - Meet Me @ the Altar

3:26

Model Citizen, 2021

Written by Edith Victoria and Téa Campell

For my money, Meet Me is the best power-punk trio going.  This song, among their best, is as raucous as it is catchy.  I love the muscular chant-chorus in the break: "Am I stuck? Can I defeat this? / With my luck, would I be complete then?"  The tempo never flags, especially that machine-gun drumming.  I read a review that called this "Nintendo-core;" my teenaged daughter said it sounded like a rock band you might hear in a Disney movie.  That's fair; it is pretty polished.

Same Language - Meet Me @ the Altar

Same Language - Meet Me @ the Altar

2:34

Past // Present // Future, 2023

Written by Téa Campbell. Edith Victoria, John Ryan, Sherwyn Nicholls

Absolutely adore this punk band, three women of color with feisty attitude, bold vocals, powerful drums, and catchy guitar riffs.  Everything they've put out so far has me applauding.  This track is directed at a man, maybe a former paramour, or a clueless producer ("You think, you think we're good and that's dangerous"), who isn't seeing eye to eye with the narrator.  A short, punchy kiss-off.