MEETING PLACES CD My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ride

Artist: The Meeting Places

Title: Find Yourself Along The Way

Label: Words On Music

Recommended for fans of: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Moose, Spiritualized, Jesus & Mary Chain, Ride, Chapterhouse, Pale Saints, Boo Radleys

Format: CD

Condition: New (never played; not a cut-out; mint; sealed)

Cost: $6.99

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Reviews: “Trying to describe The Meeting Places debut long player with words other than beautiful is nigh on impossible. A thoroughly captivating collection of bleached out sonic pop symphonies.” – LOSING TODAY

“This CD is perfect for an afternoon nap in the sunbeam coming through your bedroom window.” – THE SENTIMENTALIST

“It's back, better than ever. The sound that never went away is a wave that's rising again. The guitars shimmer and soar and cry out. Like a floating breeze that has so much gravity, or a dream that keeps you awake and hoping for more, some songs float away, leaving you wondering where they went while others drive closer to the ground and grin.” – THE BIG TAKEOVER

Description: THE MEETING PLACES' debut CD was recorded in Autumn, 2002 by AARON ESPINOZA, the heralded musician [EARLIMART] and producer [Elliot Smith, The Breeders, Folk Implosion]. While the album's elements and textures evoke the best of the early 1990s dream pop tradition [SLOWDIVE, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, and RIDE] singer Chase Harris' inimitable vocal delivery leads the quartet into memorable, unfamiliar sonic territory.

"Freeze Our Stares" launches the album with Scott McDonald's trademark thick, shimmered coatings of guitar resonance. Harris' cool, self-assured vocal melodies on "You Could Never Be the One" and "On Our Own" hint of vintage JESUS AND MARY CHAIN. "See Through You" is a more casual, but no less poignant, excursion into more delicate melodic structures, recalling Souvlaki-era SLOWDIVE. Dean Yoshihara's nimble drumming propels the buoyant "Wide Awake" and ushers "Same Lies As Yesterday" through to its soaring chorus. "Take to the Sun" is a three-act epic suggesting SPIRITUALIZED - leading with Harris' distant vocals, transitioning into Arthur Chan's bass-driven middle act, and ending with a noise-laden coda.

Find Yourself Along the Way escorts dream pop into its next phase - songs written with flair and tunefulness, enchantingly dressed in an echoed veneer.

Track Listing: 1. freeze our stares (4.49) 2. on our own (3.35) 3. see through you (2.51) 4. now i know you could never be the one (4.01) 5. same lies as yesterday (4.17) 6. blur the line (4.19) 7. wide awake (3.01) 8. where you go (4.18) 9. take to the sun (6.11) 10. turned over (3.34)