Past // Present // Future

AlbumMar 10 / 202311 songs, 30m 9s
Pop Punk
Popular

Meet Me @ The Altar, the pop-punk trio of lead vocalist Edith Victoria, drummer Ada Juarez, and guitarist Téa Campbell, met on the internet—from different corners of the United States, all three knew they wanted to start a band, and they wanted to do it with other women of color, a rarity in their chosen musical genre. Not only did they serve to move the once progress-proof scene forward, but they also reminded listeners why they fell in love with it in the first place: earworm hooks, shout-along melodies, and caffeinated riffs. Their EPs, all self-released (with the exception of 2021’s *Model Citizen* on Fueled by Ramen), confirmed their talent. But it\'s their debut LP, *Past // Present // Future*, that amplifies their songwriting, from the industry-plant kiss-off “Say It (To My Face)” to the Disney Channel 2000s-pop-rock-inspired closer “King of Everything.” With the guidance of producer John Fields (Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, P!nk), the album is 11 tracks of full-speed mall-punk adrenaline, palm-muted power chords, and self-esteem-boosting lyrics.

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Previously associated with pop-punk, the trio turn their sights to another much maligned genre, treating it with a curiosity that creates pure magic

7 / 10

Their Modern Citizen EP had already proven Meet Me @ The Altar’s education in the glory days of noughties pop punk. On their debut full-length, the trio stay true to those roots while embracing a modern audience.

4 / 5

Exploding pop-punk trio Meet Me @ The Altar blast internet trolls and take a deep dive into their reputation on long-awaited debut…

Achieving the feat of making pop punk still sound distinctive.

The words ‘Meet Me @ The Altar’ have been generating all kinds of buzz in the pop-punk revival of recent years.

4 / 10

What was once tied to the angsty adolescence of the mid-00’s has now come back full-circle to today’s youth: pop-punk. Olivia Rodrigo, Machine Gun Kelly,

The Florida trio have funny and relatable lines, so it’s a shame that their songs aren’t distinct enough to give them impact