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On top of showing off the fabulous calibre of Meridian, the four-piece were also kind enough to run us through each track in detail. You can read the Track-by-Track guide below.

"Grace"
"Grace started off with a really simple beat and the vocal line with a completely different chord progression. There were two parts that came late on and really changed the direction of the song; the lead synth line that bubbles and pushes the whole thing along and the lazy guitar drone in the chorus. They both gave it a really languid feel that seeped into the other parts and helped shape the whole thing. It's about an argument with someone and is pretty hateful really, but there's an apology at the end."

"Leaves"
"This one was a bit awkward and changed a lot. The first demos had acoustic drums and lots of competing ideas, it didn't really work. We were struggling a bit for inspiration until Ed made this turbulent arpeggio sound. We started messing with filters and effects on top and found it gave the whole track a new dynamic. We decided to scrap most of the drums and pretty much started from scratch with the synth as the driving rhythm. The title comes from a Sylvia Plath poem called Gold Mouths that's about an old bronze statue who's seen the leaves of a thousand Autumns."

"Meridian"
"Meridian was the first song we wrote as Zola Blood. I'd had the lyrics for a while and we wrote most of the song on acoustic guitars, which is quite rare for us. We'd just moved into our studio and bought a Prophet 08 so had all these new sounds to play with. We changed the chords at the end at the very last minute and it lifted the song into a different place. It's a bit more optimistic than the other songs. It's about moving to London."

"Eyes Open"
"This song is a kind of meditation around the arpeggiated synth line which rolls throughout and sits on top of a kind of bluesy atmosphere. We messed around with a lot ethereal sounds to create that feeling - like the pitch-shifted vocal echoing the guitar line, and the random textures that make up the drum track. Oh, and there's a fuck off guitar solo."

Now you know the context of each track, soak in the sumptuous sonics and banish those Monday woes with tip-top synth-based indie-pop with emotive refrains and Foals-style falsettos.

The band will also be performing at The Lexington 2 December.

The Meridian EP is out 20 October on Pond Life Songs.