<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are so many ways to describe Justin Meyer– a </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brooklyn-based singer, producer, music engineer, and Colorado native, and perhaps most importantly, a multi-talented artist that continues to push the boundaries of his own music. Recently, he released his most ambitious song yet, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friends With Fear, </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">which hit the airwaves this past month. Hoping to tackle the elusive quarter-life crisis, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friends With Fear</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is Justin’s response to graduating during a pandemic and the unique challenges that come from that experience. The song pairs airy guitar riffs with an upbeat drumline, perfectly encapsulating the transition of graduating school: exciting, but also a bit daunting. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friends with Fear</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is bittersweet– but you’ll still catch yourself tapping your feet while reflecting on your uncertain future.</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_13855" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13855" style="width: 268px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img class=" wp-image-13855" src="https://tulanemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/FWF-JPEG.jpeg" alt="" width="268" height="268" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13855" class="wp-caption-text">Image courtesy of Justin Meyer. Shot by Kaia Miller.</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friends With Fear</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is about having a quarter-life crisis and trying to be okay with life&#8217;s unknowns,” said Justin. “I went through college during the pandemic and graduated a year early, leaving me feeling this sense of time slipping away very quickly. I got super focused on the impermanence of life for about a year. This song is about making friends with those feelings and letting them settle instead of fighting them and making them even worse.”</span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friends With Fear </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">is the culmination of numerous collaborators. Lily Kelso, a fellow Berkeley School of Music graduate, provided background vocals and co-wrote the track. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alden Spence on electric guitar creates deep layers of hypnotic sound for the song. Justin co-wrote the single as well as produced, mixed, and mastered it himself.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have been leaning into the indie-pop/rock sound and can definitely see this continuing for a while,” said Justin. “I currently am also feeling a strong pull towards the artistry side of things, but for me production and engineering go hand in hand with that.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Justin’s music may have shifted from being produced in his bedroom to in actual professional studios, but he still wants to make sure that his music resonates with his listeners. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lost Love</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a track off of his 2021 album, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Metanoia</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, also deals with the idea of moving on and growing up, though that track focuses on moving away from a relationship rather. Regardless, this is not Justin’s first rodeo when dealing with large life changes.</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_13856" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13856" style="width: 255px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img class=" wp-image-13856" src="https://tulanemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/quarter-life-profile-pic.jpeg" alt="" width="255" height="255" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13856" class="wp-caption-text">Image courtesy of Justin Meyer. Shot by Kaia Miller.</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think most people can relate to feeling like the last couple of years went by very quickly, given how turbulent they were. I also think most people can relate to having a quarter life crisis when they finish college and enter into proper adulthood,” said Justin.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Justin is no stranger to The Crescent Magazine, as I’ve been</span><a href="https://tulanemagazine.com/a-conversation-with-musician-justin-meyer/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> covering him since March of 2020.</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> This new single feels like it is the </span><a href="https://tulanemagazine.com/justin-meyers-lonely-rock-star-ep-a-review/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">closing of a chapter </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">that I have been lucky enough to witness for the past three years, but it is not a finale. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I love being able to create something that could potentially really connect to other people. I think self-expression is something that can be so healing for the world,” said Justin.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> And continue to connect he will. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Justin’s upcoming single, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Melancholia</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, is set to come out on May 12th. As always, I look forward to what comes next in his career. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can listen to Justin’s music on any major music streaming platform. Connect with him on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/justin.meyer.music/?hl=en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@justinmeyermusic"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Youtube</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6aahbbRi6BfClbeuZScz2R?si=JvrdqjAZQfe8MBCgVgXWJA&;nd=1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spotify</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information, visit</span><a href="https://www.justinmeyer.studio/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> justinmeyer.studio</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Featured image shot by Kaia Miller. Courtesy of Justin Meyer.</span></em></p>
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Songs To Accompany a Quarter-Life Crisis: Justin Meyer’s ‘Friends With Fear’
