Blood Meridian was a Canadian alternative country band based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] The band consisted of singer and songwriter Matt Camirand, guitarist Jeff Lee, keyboardist Shira Blustein, bassist Kevin Grant and drummer Joshua Wells.[2][3] Camirand had been with The Black Halos, He and Wells were also members of Black Mountain and Pink Mountaintops; Wells was a member of Lightning Dust as well. Lee had been with 3 Inches of Blood and Black Rice.
Blood Meridian | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative country |
| Years active | 2004-2009 |
| Labels | Outside Music Elevation Recordings Teenage USA |
| Members | Matt Camirand Jeff Lee Shira Blustein Kevin Grant Joshua Wells |
The band was named for Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West.[4]
History edit
Blood Meridian was formed in 2004. That year the band released its debut album, We Almost Made It Home.[5][6] They followed up in January 2006 with the EP Soldiers of Christ.[7]
In July 2006, they released their second album, Kick Up the Dust[8] on Outside Music in Canada,[9] and internationally on V2 Records.[10] On November 20, 2007, the band released their third album Liquidate Paris!.[11][12]
In 2006, the band toured Europe with The Black Keys, Black Mountain and Pink Mountaintops.[13] In 2009, Blood Meridian played Emergenza, the world's largest festival of unsigned bands.[14]
Wells and Camirand then went on to play with numerous bands.[15] Blustein opened a restaurant.[16] As of 2021, Jeff Lee and his wife Jenni were in a band called Hard Drugs.[17]
Discography edit
- We Almost Made It Home (2004), Teenage USA
- Soldiers of Christ (2006, EP), Outside Music
- Kick Up the Dust (2006), Outside Music, V2 Records
- Liquidate Paris! (2007), Elevation Recordings
References edit
- ^ Brown, Marisa. "Blood Meridian - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- ^ "Blood Meridian". CBC Music. Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- ^ Rebecca Raber (2006). Blood Meridian Kick Up the Dust. CMJ Network, Inc. pp. 32–. ISSN 1074-6978.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Reviews: New and Noteworthy". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 August 2006. pp. 76–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Blood Meridian – We Almost Made It Home". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Blood Meridian Soldiers of Christ". By Cam Lindsay Exclaim!, Mar 01, 2006
- ^ "Blood Meridian - Soldiers of Christ". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Blood Meridian – Kick Up The Dust". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Blood Meridian Kick Up the Dust". Pitchfork, Sam Ubl, August 10, 2006
- ^ "Blood Meridian sings of jealousy, murder, and other uplifting matters". Georgia Straight, by Adrian Mack on February 7th, 2007
- ^ "Blood Meridian – Liquidate Paris!". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Blood Meridian Liquidate Paris!".Pitchfork, Evan McGarvey March 4, 2008
- ^ "Blood Meridian Concert History". concertarchives.org. Concert Archives. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Emergenza Unsigned Festival 2009". concertarchives.org. Concert Archives. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Joshua Wells". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Morrow, Fiona. "How Punk Rock Restaurateur Shira Blustein..." montecristomagazine.com. Monte Christo Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Hard Drugs, April 2016". cjsf.ca. CJSF 90.1 FM. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
External links edit
- Blood Meridian official website