Past // Present // Future

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Past // Present // Future
Studio album by
Meet Me at the Altar
ReleasedMarch 10, 2023
Recorded2022
GenrePop punk
Length30:05
LabelFueled by Ramen
ProducerJohn Fields
Meet Me at the Altar chronology
Model Citizen
(2021) 		Past // Present // Future
(2023)
Singles from Past // Present // Future
  1. "Say It (To My Face)"
    Released: September 30, 2022[1]
  2. "Kool"
    Released: February 21, 2023[2]

Past // Present // Future is the debut studio album by American pop punk band Meet Me at the Altar. It was released on March 10, 2023.

Background and recording[edit]

After signing to the Fueled by Ramen and releasing their debut EP on a major record label, Model Citizen (2021), the band initially planned to release their debut album in 2022.[3] However, by June 2022, despite recording progressing well, the album was pushed back to early 2023.[4] The band worked with music producer John Fields and collaborated with writer and producer John Ryan on the album as well.[5][6][7]

Themes and composition[edit]

The band described the album and its title as "pay[ing] homage to the music we loved growing up while reflecting our modern-day lives, sounds, and experiences".[8] The band's influences in creating the album include Paramore, Pink, and Fall Out Boy.[9] The albums' first single, and album opener, has been described as a pop punk "diss track" aimed at critics who aren't giving them a chance in the music industry.[10][9]

Release and promotion[edit]

The album's first single, "Say It (To My Face)", was released in September 2022, well in advance of the album. Towards the end of 2022, the song was used in a Taco Bell television ad.[11] The album's release date and name was revealed in January 2023, on an episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where the band also performed "Say It (To My Face)" live as well.[12] A North American tour to support the album is scheduled across March and April 2023.[13] A deluxe edition with four additional tracks is scheduled for release on September 29, 2023.[14]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[22]
Metacritic69/100[23]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash4/10[15]
DIY[16]
The Guardian[17]
Gigwise8/10[18]
Kerrang!4/5[19]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[20]
NME[21]

The album was listed on Consequence's most anticipated albums of 2023 list, along with the band being named one of the publication's "15 Rising Artists to Watch in 2023" because of the release.[24][25]

In June 2023, Alternative Press published an unranked list of the top 25 albums of the year to date and included this release, calling it "a punk-infused, optimistic outlook that is peppered with guitar riffs and contains all the ingredients a great pop-punk album needs to succeed: catchy diss tracks, breakup ballads, and flirty hooks".[26]

Track listing[edit]

Past // Present // Future track listing[27]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Say It (To My Face)"
  • Téa Campbell
  • Edith Victoria
  • John Ryan
  • Steph Jones
2:39
2."Try"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
  • Ryan
  • Kendrick Nicholls
  • Sherwyn Nicholls
3:03
3."Kool"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
  • Ryan
  • Jones
2:11
4."T.M.I"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
  • Ryan
  • Daniel Dodd Wilson
2:45
5."Same Language"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
  • Ryan
  • S. Nicholls
2:34
6."A Few Tomorrows"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
  • Ryan
  • Rachel West
2:52
7."Need Me"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
2:57
8."It's Over for Me"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
  • Ryan
  • Jones
2:21
9."Thx 4 Nothin'"
2:43
10."Rocket Science"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
  • West
  • Nico Stadi
3:34
11."King of Everything"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
  • Ryan
2:26
Total length:30:05


Deluxe Edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Give It Up"
  • Téa Campbell
  • Edith Victoria
  • John Ryan
  • Steph Jones
2:56
13."Take Me Away" 3:07
14."Strangers"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
  • Ryan
  • Jones
2:54
15."Changes"
  • Campbell
  • Victoria
  • Ryan
  • Daniel Dodd Wilson
2:30
Total length:41:17

Personnel[edit]

  • Edith Johnson – vocals
  • Tea Campbell – guitar, bass
  • Ada Juarez – drums

Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for Past // Present // Future
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various March 10, 2023
Fueled by Ramen [28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Morton, Luke (September 30, 2022). "Meet Me @ The Altar release new "diss track" Say It (To My Face)". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. ^ Carter, Emily (February 21, 2023). "Meet Me @ The Altar drop new single and video, Kool". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  3. ^ Lavin, Will (Jan 9, 2022). "Meet Me @ The Altar announce their debut album will arrive this year". NME. Retrieved Jan 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Meet Me @ The Altar's debut album will now be released in 2023". Kerrang!. 16 June 2022. Retrieved Jan 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Now And Next: Stereoboard's Ones To Watch For 2023". Stereoboard. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  6. ^ Ponder, Jamaica (2022-07-27). "Meet Me @ The Altar to bring early 2000s sound to Lollapalooza - CBS Chicago". Cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  7. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (Jan 20, 2023). "Meet Me @ The Altar Confirms Debut Album Coming In March". Retrieved Jan 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Meet Me @ the Altar Detail Debut Album 'Past//Present//Future'". Exclaim!. Retrieved Jan 26, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Larisha Paul (2023-01-20). "Meet Me @ the Altar Announce Debut Album 'Past // Present // Future'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  10. ^ Bryan Kress (2023-01-20). "Meet Me @ The Altar Announce Past // Present // Future". Consequence. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  11. ^ Chad Childers (2022-12-27). "Taco Bell Uses Meet Me @ The Altar Song in New TV Commercial". Loudwire. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  12. ^ Richards, Will (Jan 21, 2023). "Meet Me @ The Altar announce debut album 'Past // Present // Future'". NME. Retrieved Jan 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "Meet Me @ the Altar Play Canada on 2023 North American Tour | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved Jan 26, 2023.
  14. ^ "Meet Me @ the Altar Announce Deluxe Version of 'Past // Present // Future,' Share Song | Exclaim!".
  15. ^ Corrigan, Oliver (2023-03-10). "Meet Me @ The Altar - 'Past // Present // Future' | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  16. ^ Wilkes, Emma (2023-03-08). "Meet Me @ The Altar - Past // Present // Future". DIY. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  17. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2023-03-09). "Meet Me @ the Altar: Past//Present//Future review – pop-punk debut lacks raw appeal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  18. ^ Greer, Vicky (March 9, 2023). "Album Review: Meet Me @ The Altar - Past//Present//Future | Gigwise". Gigwise. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  19. ^ Roberts, Rachel (March 9, 2023). "Album review: Meet Me @ The Altar – Past // Present // Future". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  20. ^ Chatterton, Caitlin (March 8, 2023). "Meet Me @ The Altar: Past // Present // Future Review - pop punk Gen-Z makeover | Punk". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  21. ^ Hughes, Mia (2023-03-09). "Meet Me @ The Altar – 'Past // Present // Future' review: imaginative pop-rockers stake a place in the scene's future". NME. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  22. ^ "Past // Present // Future by Meet Me @ The Altar reviews | Any Decent Music". www.anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  23. ^ "PAST // PRESENT // FUTURE by Meet Me @ the Altar". Metacritic. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  24. ^ Jonah Krueger (2023-01-19). "Most Anticipated Albums of 2023: See the Full List". Consequence. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  25. ^ "Artists to Watch in 2023: 15 Rising Names to Keep An Eye Out For". Consequence. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  26. ^ "25 best albums of 2023 so far". Alternative Press. 2023-06-23. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  27. ^ Rogers, Jack (Jan 20, 2023). "Meet Me @ The Altar Announce Debut Album". Rock Sound. Retrieved Jan 26, 2023.
  28. ^ Past // Present // Future release formats:
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