Meet Me at the Altar

Meet Me at the Altar
Background information
Also known as	Meet Me @ the Altar
Origin	Florida/Georgia/New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Pop-punk[1] easycore[2]
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Fueled by Ramen
Members	Edith Victoria Téa Campbell Ada Juarez
Website	meetmeatthealtar.com

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]

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

Title	Details
Out of Sight, Out of Mind	Released: 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download
Past // Present // Future	Released: March 10, 2023 Label: Fueled by Ramen Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Title	Details
Red Walls	Released: December 31, 2015 Label: Self-publishing Formats: digital download
Changing States	Released: April 28, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: digital download
Bigger Than Me	Released: July 10, 2019 Label: Self-released Formats: digital download
Model Citizen	Released: August 13, 2021 Label: Fueled by Ramen Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Year	Title
2015	"Miscommunication"	Red Walls
2016	"Abhorrence"	Out of Sight, Out of Mind
2017	"I Made This Title Really Long Because Ada Told Me To"
2018	"Changing States"	Changing States
2020	"May the Odds Be in Your Favor"	Non-album single
	"Garden"
2021	"Hit Like a Girl"
	"Feel a Thing"	Model Citizen
	"Brighter Days (Are Before Us)"
2022	"Say It (To My Face)"	Past // Present // Future
2023	"Kool"

Music videos

Year	Title
2019	"Morris Farm Drive"
2020	"Garden"
2021	"Feel a Thing"
2021	"Brighter Days (Are Before Us)"
2021	"Wake Up"
2021	"Now or Never"
2022	"Say It (To My Face)"
2023	"Kool"
2023	"T.M.I."
2023	"Strangers"
2023	"Changes"

References

1. 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.
2. Hartmann, Graham (June 17, 2021). "10 Up-and-Coming Bands You Need to Hear in 2021". Loudwire. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
3. Abdurraqib, Hanif (August 19, 2021). "Saving Pop Punk? That's Just Their Warm-Up Act". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
4. 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.
5. Sacher, Andrew (October 9, 2020). "Meet Me @ The Altar sign to Fueled by Ramen, share 'Garden' video". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
6. Calligori, Katherine (October 9, 2020). "Meet Me @ the Altar Announces Signing with Fueled By Ramen". idobi Radio. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
7. "Artist x Artist: All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth and Meet Me @ the Altar in Conversation". Spin. July 10, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Chesler, Josh (June 16, 2021). "Meet Me @ The Altar Release 'Feel A Thing' From Upcoming Model Citizen EP". Spin. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
11. 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.
12. "Meet Me @ The Altar to support Green Day at several European shows…". Kerrang!. March 31, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
13. Paul, Larisha (January 20, 2023). "Meet Me @ the Altar Announce Debut Album Past // Present // Future on Colbert". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
14. Gracie, Bianca (February 23, 2021). "Meet Me @ the Altar Are Jump-Starting a New Era for Pop Punk". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
15. 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.
16. Williams, Jenessa (March 15, 2021). "Meet Me @ The Altar: Energetic trio putting the positivity back into pop-punk". NME. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
17. LeSuer, Mike (June 18, 2020). "Meet Me @ the Altar's Songs That Shaped Their Pop-Punk Sound". Flood. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
18. Young, Amy (October 5, 2020). "20 LGBTQIA+ artists giving the world a big middle finger right now". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 12, 2020.