{"id":28495,"date":"2017-07-01T11:37:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T10:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=28495"},"modified":"2017-07-01T11:37:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T10:37:13","slug":"meresha-opens-the-door-with-new-ep-enter-the-dreamland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/07\/meresha-opens-the-door-with-new-ep-enter-the-dreamland\/","title":{"rendered":"Meresha Opens The Door With New EP &#8216;Enter the Dreamland&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/07\/meresha-opens-the-door-with-new-ep-enter-the-dreamland\/meresha-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Meresha.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Meresha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Meresha.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28529\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Meresha.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Indie singer, mult-instrumentalist, and producer, Meresha successfully takes influences from a diverse range of artists including Robert Plant, Joss Stone, Freddie Mercury, Hayley Williams, Prince, and Bj\u00f6rk &#8211; with the result her own unique sound.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her previous releases, &#8216;New Revolution&#8217; and <a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/07\/meresha-my-love-has-come\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;My Love Has Come&#8217;<\/a>, have held their own against signed artists: &#8216;New Revolution&#8217; held the number 1 spot for an indie song on US radio for an entire month, and in December last year she was named the 6th global emerging artist, on Billboard&#8217;s &#8216;Next Big Sound&#8217;. She&#8217;s also been featured on Spotify&#8217;s &#8216;Discover Weekly&#8217; and &#8216;Release Radar&#8217; playlists, as well as on iTunes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meresha released her latest EP, &#8216;Enter The Dreamland&#8217; on June 23, on which she partnered with multi-Grammy winner, Joe Chiccarelli. For the video of title track, &#8216;Enter The Dreamland&#8217;, she&#8217;s teamed with five time MTV VMA nominated David Rousseau, best known for his work with Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, LMFAO, and Lil&#8217; Wayne. It opens with Maresha singing and performing in the channel of the Los Angeles River, with several of LAs famous viaduct bridges in the background. A door appears, for which she has the key, and upon entering she is taken to a secluded beach, on the Malibu coast, with waves crashing on the sands and her purple hair gently blown by the sea breeze.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meresha&#8217;s five song EP, &#8216;Enter The Dreamland&#8217;, is available to stream on <a href=\"http:\/\/spoti.fi\/2tURSEc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/apple.co\/2tVevZ8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Music<\/a>, and download from <a href=\"http:\/\/apple.co\/2rQyk5O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sRteVq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/DreamlandGoogle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Meresha online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mereshas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Mereshas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Mereshas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; 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