âWhat distinguishes Merenda bucolic bebop from a host of other indie singer/songwriters? Honesty. Well, that and the fact that he's exponentially more creative than others." - shuteye ///
BEAUTIFUL, INTELLIGENT, NEW-FOLK WITH AN OLD SOUL

14 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Gentle, ROCK: Americana



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QUIVER IS MICHAEL MERENDA'S 3RD STUDIO ALBUM FOR HUMBLE ABODE MUSIC.


Michael Merenda is a wordsmith, vocalist and guitarist who has long recognized that a good song has the ability to improve the world. On both an intensely personal and universal level Merendaâs work strives to entertain as well as illuminate. His early fascination with the socially conscious writings of Bob Marley and Bob Dylan met head-on with the arrival of young, smart, outspoken artists such as Ani Difranco and Dan Bern, furthering the young writerâs blossoming ideology that politics need not be polarizing and dry, but alive, vibrant and inspiring.

Merendaâs inventive approach to songmaking has been described as âzen.â Heâs not one to premeditate a song or to fish stories out of newspapers, but rather he hoists his antenna and dials in frequencies already alive inside himself and the atmosphere. As a result, there are plenty of catchy hooks and memorable lines, but they come at you like approaching headlights on a dark, two-lane highway.

His travels with internationally acclaimed string-band, The Mammals, have made Merenda exceedingly comfortable on stage. His signature breathy voice has hints of Nick Drake and M.Ward and in performance this soft delivery works like a magnet. Outspoken, brave, strange and beautiful, familiar yet unique, Michael Merenda is a talent to watch in this songwriting renaissance of the 21st century

âRemember basic good songwriting? This will remind you.â
- KZSU Stanford

âOne hell of a fine songmaker. The songwriter for the western world.â
- U. Utah Phillips

âSome of the most original stuff coming from any current singer-songwriter.â
- John Stifler, Daily Hampshire Gazette

â...Poetry that singer-songwriters have been fighting to achieve since the 1960s. Merenda's ability to find humor in charged topics without sacrificing his own viewpoint makes [him] remarkable.â
-Sarah Meador, Rambles.NET

âWhat distinguishes Merenda bucolic bebop from a host of other indie singer/songwriters? Honesty. Well, that and the fact that he's exponentially more creative than others...Not only is this stuff eccentric enough for college radio, but itâs professional enough to dazzle the Americana airwaves - great crossover music."
- Ryan Hoffer, Shut Eye Records