Meet Me @ The Altar

Meet Me @ The Altar present a new musical and cultural paradigm for pop punk. The Florida-based trio—Edith Johnson [vocals], Téa Campbell [guitar], and Ada Juarez [drums]—write the kind of anthems that you can scream along to at a festival, head-bang to in a club, or sit with while in your feelings at home. The women may have met via YouTube - in true modern-day fashion - but the band shares a classic mission. Flipping the script for rock music and its culture, they bring together elements of Warped Tour- era punk, 2010s pop, and easycore.

Music initially bonded them. Orlando native Téa linked up with New Jersey-born Ada after she heard Ada’s cover of Twenty-One Pilots’ “Holding on To You” on YouTube. The line-up solidified with the addition of Edith from Atlanta. Florida became their de facto home base as the three-piece made the most of every meet-up, practicing for hours on end and gigging. Upholding a D.I.Y. ethos, Téa took the reins and booked their first tour as the group got in a van and threw down at shows in support of the Changing States EP in 2018. In 2020, early champions such as Halsey, Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, and Dan “Soupy” Campbell of The Wonder Years came forward as the trio inevitably inked a deal with Fueled by Ramen.

On the heels of singles “Garden” and “Hit Like A Girl,” widespread tastemaker praise followed. The FADER christened them “One of the most exciting young pop bands in the United States,” while Rolling Stone hailed them as “One of 2021’s most exciting new rock acts.” Nylon summed it up succinctly, “Meet Me @ The Altar is the future of pop-punk.”