serum7 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Pre-order: http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com/product/meridian-the-cathedral-lpWe're incredibly honored to be releasing Meridian's sophomore album, The Cathedreal, in an extremely limited pressing of 500 copies.Meridian is the rootsy alt-rock project of Max Stern, frontman of Cleveland punk band Signals Midwest, as well as his younger brother Jake. The siblings have played together for years, with their first official release as Meridian, the folksy, acoustic Aging Truths, released in 2012. "Aging Truths was essentially a bedroom project Jake and I took into the studio and attempted to flesh out over a few days," says Max Stern. "The Cathedral was very different—from the start, it was clear that it was going to be a full-band record. It was really special to watch it come to life over the span of several months.""The Cathedral is definitely a departure from the sound of Aging Truths," agrees Jake Stern. It's a lot louder, with more electric instruments and distortion. I feel like this might scare some people off that found comfort in all of the acoustic songs on our first record. That being said, a lot of our shows are just me and Max acoustic, so it's a lot of fun finding interesting ways to strip these new songs down."PRESSING INFO200 copies on red vinyl200 copies on blue vinyl100 copies on red/blue split vinylTRACKLISTINGSIDE A1. The Cathedral (STREAM HERE)2. Ten Extra Seconds3. If You Let Me4. 6 To Spring St.SIDE B5. Gabriel6. Logic And Mathematics7. Eyes Like Lakes8. Saints Paul & Ann Pre-Order: http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com/product/meridian-the-cathedral-lp scottheisel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
converge88 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Bought with no hesitation...the first LP was perfect. serum7 and scottheisel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Haha, man, y'all are faster than me and I run the label! Thanks for posting the thread. We'll be launching a second song from the record later this week if people need any more convincing, but legitimately, I think these are the best songs Max has ever written. Dude is an incredible songwriter. serum7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum7 Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Haha, man, y'all are faster than me and I run the label! Thanks for posting the thread. We'll be launching a second song from the record later this week if people need any more convincing, but legitimately, I think these are the best songs Max has ever written. Dude is an incredible songwriter. I've been waiting for this since Max told me about it in May of 2013, haha. And agreed, there's something about his writing that hits all the right spots for me whether it's Meridian, Signals, or even the solo ep he has. Glad you're putting this stuff out Scott. I'm contemplating making the trip to the release show. scottheisel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Route36west1 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Bought this instantly. Seeing meridian in Philly tomorrow as well. Pumped for this album scottheisel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Bought this instantly. Seeing meridian in Philly tomorrow as well. Pumped for this album Thanks so much for your support! Max and Jake are currently doing an acoustic East Coast tour right now, with a bunch of full-band shows planned for the future; here's the current routing, if anyone else wants to go to a show: 8/5 - Philadelphia, PA @ House Show 8/6 - Long Island, NY @ Mr. Beery's 8/7 - Albany, NY @ The Icehouse 8/8 - Boston, MA @ House Show 8/9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Legion Bar 8/10 - Rochester, NY @ The Shark Tank 8/14 - Kent, OH @ Euro Gyro 8/22 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop w/All Dogs, Runaway Brother, Dead Leaves (The Cathedral release show) 10/31-11/2 - Gainesville, FL @ The Fest 13 Route36west1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximuss Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Great song, don, t know anything about them, ordered 1 for tthe suprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Great song, don, t know anything about them, ordered 1 for tthe suprise Thank you so much! We're gonna release another song later this week, and I think it's the best song Max has ever written, straight up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Morning bump — only one copy left of the blue/red split variant! http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com/product/meridian-the-cathedral-lp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Just ordered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Red/blue split sold out! Still got plenty of red and blue LPs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Sneak peak of a new song: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=686374731453831&id=138401409584502 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum7 Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 New song up at The 1st Five: http://www.the1stfive.com/features/listen-new-meridian-track-wax-existential-max-stern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejesseb Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 New song up at The 1st Five: http://www.the1stfive.com/features/listen-new-meridian-track-wax-existential-max-stern getting an error message for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum7 Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 getting an error message for some reason. Working for me...weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Full album stream is live on Modern Vinyl! http://modern-vinyl.com/2014/08/13/exclusive-spin-meridian-the-cathedral/ FFO: The Weakerthans, the Sidekicks, (early) Weezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum7 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Album is great. Looking forward to the release show Friday as long as I can leave work in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered this! I have a few remaining copies of the red/blue split, which will go back up in the YCR webstore sometime this week, so if you're on the hunt for that, keep an eye out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atticus Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered this! I have a few remaining copies of the red/blue split, which will go back up in the YCR webstore sometime this week, so if you're on the hunt for that, keep an eye out. Will you post here when it goes back up? Missed it the first time and would love to snag it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 The whole thing came out great, kudos Scott! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum7 Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Scott! Nice to meet you at the release show! Every variant came out nice, and the release show test is icing on the cake. scottheisel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Awesome photos, and thanks for coming! I actually have a few of those release-show test presses leftover, too; maybe they'll go up in the webstore as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejesseb Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Awesome photos, and thanks for coming! I actually have a few of those release-show test presses leftover, too; maybe they'll go up in the webstore as well... Please. scottheisel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xschurzix Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Awesome photos, and thanks for coming! I actually have a few of those release-show test presses leftover, too; maybe they'll go up in the webstore as well... Yesssss, please!!!!! scottheisel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Please. Yesssss, please!!!!! Waiting for Max to bring them over (hopefully I can get them tonight at the Signals Midwest show); once I get them, they'll go up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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