1, Forward eyes
2, Dragger
3, Wasting space
4, Crook
5, Sink to the bottom
For the first 20 seconds of No Tide’s Meridian, you have no idea what kind of record it’s going to be.
Even if the next 15 minutes of the EP place it snugly in the pop punk category, this second abbreviated offering from the Lincoln band is capable of moments that derail routine and show that the punk musicians could play nice if they had to.
And when they’re not playing nice on Meridian, the punk band plays smart. The complementary writing styles of lead vocalist Will Conner and lead guitarist Shane Standlea brew into five songs that are as bonded by themes of introspection and flight as they are differentiated by now-you-see-me drum fills and clever interludes.
(Review from Hear Nebraska https://hearnebraska.org/feature/meridian-no-tide-record/ )
