I had never heard of singer Meiko until my partner came across her music on MySpace, but instantly recognized some of her songs. She's had several on Grey's Anatomy and another TV show. Songs on TV dramas are usually not that exciting, but we were surprised to discover some nice tracks -- and definitely a nice voice -- on her new album, which is available now on iTunes (her original album was self-released). The physical album will be out Sept. 9, and she'll be performing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien Sept. 11.
There's an interesting story behind her name. She and her sister gave themselves the names "Meiko" and "Keiko" to connect to their Japanese roots (she's a quarter Japanese). But she didn't know that Meiko is actually pronounced "Mayko" so her name is actually pronounced "Meeko." (This is all according to her Wikipedia entry).
We recently downloaded her album on iTunes and really like "Hawaii" (which was on Grey's Anatomy) and some of the other less pop-sounding songs. We have been debating about who she sort of sounds like -- the singer from Loquat, Sia, or the singer from the Sundays.
Posted by momo at September 7, 2008 12:27 PM
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Great find - I LOVE LOVE LOVE Meiko!
I live in Los Angeles and I'm going to her in-store performance and CD signing at the Borders in Hollywood on Tuesday -- I can't wait to meet her!!