Meese (band)

{{Short description|American rock band}}

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

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Meese

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| origin = Denver, Colorado, U.S.

| genre = Alternative rock, indie rock

| years_active = 2004–2010{{cite web |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=9066102&blogId=534526688 |title=Featured Content on Myspace |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |accessdate=February 1, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archivedate=February 7, 2009 }}

| label = Atlantic

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• Patrick Meese
• Nathan Meese
• Mike Ayars
• David Vanderhamm
• Ben Comerci
• Ben Haley

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Meese was a four-piece rock band from Denver, Colorado, signed to Atlantic Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.atlanticrecords.com/meese |title=Atlantic Records :: Meese |accessdate=June 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509160630/http://www.atlanticrecords.com/meese |archivedate=May 9, 2008 }} 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.

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.