Meltt | Artist of the Month

Introducing Meltt – a mind-bending alternative-rock band with a love for heavy riffs, colourful instrumentation, detail-oriented production, and under it all, multi-layered song-writing. Let them sonically paint your soundscape and sweep you into an ethereal dream.

The hum of distorted guitars dissolves into bright melodies carried by shimmering synths and soaring vocals. The Vancouver based band—Chris Smith [lead vocals, guitar, bass, keys], Jamie Turner [drums, percussion], James Porter [guitar, keys, bass, vocals], and Ian Winkler [bass, keys, guitar]—enable rock, alternative, and psychedelia to coexist in one creative ecosystem held together by airtight instrumentation and deft songcraft.

In the wake of their 2017 ‘Visions’ EP, which includes “Fool Of You” with over 2 million Spotify streams, the group spiritually and sonically aligned on their full-length debut, ‘Swim Slowly’. It yielded ‘Love Again,’ which eclipsed over 9 million Spotify streams. Throughout the global pandemic, the musicians wrote and recorded what would become the album in sessions with co-producer Kieran Wagstaff. Along the way, they formulated ideas separately. Eventually, they spent a month in a remote cabin together where they feverishly wrote and shored up the foundation of the record. They shared five tracks as part of the March 2023 ‘Another Quiet Sunday’ EP, before releasing their full ‘Eternal Embers’ album in September the same year.

Meltt is our PEAK BC Artist of the Month for June! Check out their song, ‘Within You, Within Me’, and hear it all month long on THE PEAK!