Meridian offers eight songs, including fan favorite "Recycling", that showcase its mix of alternative country and emo.

Meridian also features contributions from occasional band members Nick Levine, Aidan Feliciano, and Nandi Rose Plunkett.

[2] The group spent its early years performing DIY concerts in basements while self-booking small tours,[3] and uploading its music to online platform Bandcamp.

Hall wrote much of the material from an autofictional perspective, as though he were conversing with a future version of himself, encouraging himself to overcome struggle, or issues he was working through.

[5] The album contains two fan favorites, "The Metronome" and "Recycling", both of which remain staples of the band's live setlist while most others have since been retired.

Libman, writing for the Phoenix New Times, calls it an album "full of bleating pleas over lush and intricate instrumentals.

[11][8] The group uploaded a teaser video to YouTube promoting its impending release on February 15, 2012; it was produced by animator David Masnato and the band.