[2016-07-01] Meiko "Moving Day" (Meiko)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14206

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It’s been a busy two years for acclaimed singer-songwriter Meiko – after months on the road touring in support of 2014’s Dear You LP, she got married in the summer of 2015, and recorded and independently released her Live Songs From The Hotel Café EP which served as the timestamp for a personal Los Angeles sendoff. Meiko moved from the City of Angels to Music City this past fall, and in-between the tour dates, nuptials, a honeymoon, and packing for the one-way trek to Nashville, she wrote a new, career-defining album, appropriately titled Moving Day.

“Every song on the album is about moving in some way, shape, or form”, Meiko says. “Whether it’s moving to a new place, moving into different relationships, or just growing up and moving on emotionally, I love the idea of constant growth and change. This album represents some key moments of personal ‘moving days’ I’ve had in my life over the past 10 years.”

Moving Day is closer sonically to Meiko’s 2007 self-titled debut than to her two follow-up albums. “I wanted to get back to my roots”, Meiko states. “(2012’s) The Bright Side was a little more poppy, and Dear You was darker and more electronic. I wanted to keep it simpler and more intimate this time around, without depending on so many bells and whistles. Just like my first album, Moving Day is written entirely by me, with no A&R guy involved.”

Meiko enlisted Nashville-based producer/musician Joshua Grange (Sheryl Crow, k.d. lang) to handle production responsibilities. “I met Josh at a breakfast place in Nashville about a month after I moved there from Los Angeles. We instantly got along, and he invited me to check out his studio. The next day we met up, totally nerded out over guitars and music, and wound up recording a song about an hour after I’d arrived. I decided right then and there to make a full album with him.”

Recording in Nashville proved to be the right choice for Meiko. “I found it easier and more fluid. Mostly because Nashville is smaller and you get to where you’re going stress-free. I really love Nashville. Don’t get me wrong, I loved my time in L.A. too, but I’m gaining so many years of my life back by not being on the 101 Freeway trying to get from point A to point B!”

Tracklist
1. I Do
2. Hold On
3. Perfect Fit
4. Big City
5. I Can't Tell
6. We All Fall Down
7. Pretty Easy
8. For The Road
9. Little Baby

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GU8EBO6/?tag=imwan-20

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14206

Galley · **Joined:** 20 Apr 2010 **Posts:** 696

I've only listened a handful of times, but it's not as catchy as her previous albums.

[2016-07-01] Meiko "Moving Day" (Meiko)

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