Meiko
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On the self-titled Meiko, the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter is at once tough, tender, raw and funny. Never exactly what you expect, she and her songs all explore loss and loneliness, but none of them seem to live there. “I have a hard time writing love songs,” Meiko says. “I write frustrated love songs.” With a keen eye for detail and a vivid gift of narrative, Meiko collects jagged moments and devastating conversational snapshots, and turns them into deceptively simple tunes with hushed, gentle tones and stunning imagery.
Hailing from Roberta, Georgia, (population 808), Meiko grew up in an actual log cabin built by her father’s hands. It was her dad’s affinity for The Eagles, The Allman Brothers Band and others that gave Meiko her folk sensibility. “He had this beautiful old Gibson guitar,” she recalls, “And he played and sang for me right from the cradle.” Of course, a child can’t yet discern a cover song from an original. “Imagine my surprise years later when I heard some band named Led Zeppelin playing my father’s song — ‘Stairway To Heaven’ — on the radio.”
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How Lucky We Are
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Reasons to Love You
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Boys With Girlfriends
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Piano Song
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Under My Bed
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Hawaii
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Hiding
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Sleep
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Said and Done
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Heard It All Before
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Walk By
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Maybe Next Year (Christmas Song)
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Shoutbox
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lpaul7 wrote:
<3
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XXXeLaRaXXX wrote:
i need moreeeeeeeeee songs
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blabbers wrote:
she seems really interesting. (:
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shokolaad wrote:
i love her voice:)
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pocket1001 wrote:
je l'adore
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JimmyLim wrote:
super, i can listen to her all day long
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listenjessi wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCdyCj_z3iA , check out this song that she featured in =)
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Team_Fierce wrote:
I love her, she has a lot of great songs! Actually, I'm not sure there's one I don't like.
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listenjessi wrote:
reasons to love you~ it's such a cute song <3
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burningmidnight wrote:
Fever <3
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sataraid1 wrote:
Oh, she is excellent!
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king_prawn95 wrote:
I don't know why, but I was expecting pop drivel and I am very surprised that this young lady does produce a very good song. I highly recommend this, she has a really soothing voice and the songs sound simple but have a lyrical complexity to them.
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Kelga wrote:
<3
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YellowishBird wrote:
This is such a sweet song.
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Pawyer wrote:
Amazing voice! Never stop singing and writing, you do incredible work, Thank you for that!
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sagpyl wrote:
love her so much~~~
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raindrop225 wrote:
such a soothing voice..
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Fibryna wrote:
So soft...
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xSANJITx wrote:
I digs.
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bounceoffclouds wrote:
I think she's really good, but I can only listen to her everyday or so.. makes the music fresher.. I hope she puts out a new album soon :)
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Events
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Jul
17
Joshua Radin
Komedia, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Jul
21
Joshua Radin
O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Oct
16
One Movement For Music Perth
The Esplanade, Perth, Australia
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| 6 attendees
Listeners
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Recent Activity
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alexiaea, emmanuel02, fannylambotte and 1 other person added Meiko to their libraries. 2 minutes ago
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tintinwagner007 tagged Meiko with ‘meiko’. 4 hours ago
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OnlyDoll, DoubleOrange, g00lia and 10 other people added Meiko to their libraries. 11 hours ago
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prateekmi2 tagged Meiko with folk, female vocalists, acoustic and 2 other tags. yesterday morning
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kellaah, nasta_milk, alicen1daland and 3 other people added Meiko to their libraries. yesterday morning
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hdsander wrote about Meiko in Retro cover songs, 2nd rev.. Wednesday afternoon
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Marianita264, halogan, rumourill and 10 other people added Meiko to their libraries. Wednesday afternoon
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snowrabbit wrote about Meiko in Songs recommended by Last.fm Song Recommender. Tuesday morning
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wordfortreasure tagged Meiko with female vocalists, folk and singer-songwriter. Tuesday morning
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jennissen added Meiko to jennissen’s library. Tuesday morning
Related Journals
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Retro cover songs, 2nd rev.
by hdsander |
8 Jul 2009 | 1 comment
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Songs recommended by Last.fm Song Recommender
by snowrabbit |
7 Jul 2009 | Add comment
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Tag added: chanteuse
by petrol |
19 Jun 2009 | Add comment
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