meyerman is:
theo meyer: guitars and vocals
jeff preischel: bass, vocals
mike eckhart: lead guitar, vocals
rob barden: drums
Hailing from New Jersey, meyerman delivers hard charging pop with power.
Press/Reviews/Buzz What People Are Saying About meymerman
Top 10 Albums of 2011 Absolute Powerpop.com
Top 10 Albums of 2011 Michael Barron, Pop Geek Heaven
Top 40 New Releases 2011 Jack Rabid, Big Takeover Magazine
Top 15 Best Albums 2011 John Borack, Goldmine Magazine
Top 4 of 10 Albums of 2011 Rich Rossi via Power Pop Overdose blog
Top 6 of 15 by Pure Pop Pub blog
Top 7 of 30 Pearl Before Swine Blog
Top 7 best in powerpop, Best albums 2011, Now This Rocks! Blog
Top 7 of 20 by Radcliffe, "permission" #2 song of the year. Obner.org
Top 29 of 100 best albums, David Bash, International Pop Overthrow
Top 20 Albums of 2011 Jeff Shelton KSCU, 103.3 FM
Top 25 Albums of 2011 Pop Fair.com
Top 25 Albums of 2011 Slack-a-gogo blog
#17 of 41 top songs of 2011 "xrayspex" Shockpop radio
"...In short, this is what powerpop should be" John Borack, Goldmine Magazine
"Offering up a joyous and downright infectious burst of straight-up sparkling power pop...If you’re not smiling and bobbing your head while listening to this album, then you’re either deaf or a hopelessly incorrigible sourpuss. A real treat." Jersey Beat.com
“It's easy for me to become complacent about all the power pop I listen to, to the point where it can kind of fade into the background....But a few times a year I get shaken out of my complacency when I get to hear a record that makes me say to myself "this is why I listen to power pop". Who Do You Think You Are?, the debut album from New Jersey's Meyerman, is one of those records. This is classic Power Pop with 2 capital P's. It's also very "meta" - a power pop album which is mostly about being in a power pop band and a band's relationship with its audience. So while it has the sound of a number of power pop bands running through it like Cheap Trick, The Raspberries, Butch Walker, The Shazam, it has the looking-at-it-from-the-inside sensibility of The Replacements or Local H.... If anything, Who Do You Think You Are? could be considered the "Community" of power pop albums...On the one hand, it rewards you for being in on the joke while on the other it's still an excellent representative of its genre if you'd rather not think too hard about it.” Absolute Powerpop.com
"Rarely have I heard such an impressive debut by a hitherto unknown band: the songwriting is tight, the musicianship accomplished and creative and the lyrics often humorous and always meaningful.
Meyerman is a band hailing from New Jersey whose amazing debut album was produced by Gripweeds drummer Kurt Reil. They pray at the altar of the 'British Invasion' sound but also have a resolutely modern approach to powerpop music, a bit like Fountains of Wayne or Rooney. Cheap Trick also often comes to mind when listening to these hook-laden songs, more particularly 'Permission to Rock You' or 'Tour of Japan' with its tongue-in-cheek lyrics about pop bands touring Japan to get some notion of the success that escapes them in their home country... A real discovery and a contender for end-of-the-year 'Best of 2011' lists, for sure." PopPhil Rateyourmusic.com
“Theo Meyer and his band comfortably crank out infectious power pop full of crunchy riffs, handclaps and shaking tambourines. From the opening introduction to the blistering “Permission To Rock You” takes its cues from Cheap Trick, Splitsville and The Posies... this is a wonderful debut that sure to win over fans...I highly recommend this album.” Powerpopaholic.com
"Well, after listening to it, I can tell you that this is one of the best Powerpop discs of the year. It has everything: melody, flavor, and fresh songs. These people are steeped in the best powerpop of all eras, from Cheap Trick to Velvet Crush. The disc is a veritable treatise on powerpop.” ES Powerpop blog (Spain, translated)
"Meyerman may hail from New Jersey, but their smart, catchy rock songs have southern California sunshine in their soul. They may not be the youngest kids on the block, but they sure belt out songs like they are." - Dryw Keltz, contributing writer - San Diego Citybeat and the San Diego Reader
Jack Rabid Top 40 pick new albums for 2011 The Big Takeover semi-annual issue. "2011, and power-pop is taking over? WTF! On their debut, this Somerset, NJ quartet recorded by Grip Weeds (and current Left Banke) drummer extraordinaire Kurt Reil like theirs meaty like Cheap Trick, speedy and boyishly catchy like The Rubinoos, hard-hitting as Sloan, and as fresh faced as Pointed Sticks (and a song is titled “Xrayspex”). Perhaps the state’s previous patron saints such as The Smithereens (whom Reil also produced), fit here, too...for with their big-lead guitars, ‘80s Ameri-indie rock drive, and driving get up and go, Theo Meyer’s crew are rightly requesting “Permission to Rock You.” Sure, be my guest! If only Jersey had shook like this when I was teenage, I might’ve never left." Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover Magazine
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