Meese (band)

This article is about the rock band from Denver. For the former Attorney General, see Edwin Meese. For the animal, see Moose.

Meese was a four-piece rock band from Denver, Colorado, signed to Atlantic Records.^[2] The name "Meese" is taken from the last name of the band's founders and brothers, Patrick and Nathan Meese. The other two members of the band were Ben Haley and Mike Ayars.

Meese
Origin	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock
Years active	2004–2010[1]
Labels	Atlantic
Past members	Patrick Meese Nathan Meese Mike Ayars David Vanderhamm Ben Comerci Ben Haley

In July 2009, the band released their first major studio album, Broadcast, which was received with warm reviews. The album's first single, "Next In Line", was offered as a free single of the week in the iTunes Store. In May 2010, Meese confirmed that they had disbanded.^[1]

Band members

• Patrick Meese (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar and programming), 2004–2010^[1]
• Nathan Meese (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), 2005–2010^[1]
• Mike Ayars (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), 2006–2010^[1]
• Joe Richmond (drums), 2009–2010
• Jeff Davenport (bass), 2007–2010
• Ben Haley (drums), 2006–2009
• David Vanderhamm (bass), 2004–2007
• Ben Comerci (drums), 2004–2006

Discography

• The Oh No EP - 2005
• Our Album Year - 2006
• Winter Recordings EP - 2007 (iTunes release)
• The Start of It EP - 2008
• Broadcast - 2009