Out Now: Air Miami – ‘Me. Me. Me (Deluxe Edition)’

Almost three decades after its release, the reissue of Air Miami‘s only studio album, Me. Me. Me., is out now.

Made up of UNREST‘s Mark Robinson and Bridget Cross, Air Miami formed shortly after the D.C. indie rock mainstay’s demise in 1995.  Together with drummer Gabriel Stout and producer Guy Fixsen (The Breeders, My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab), they travelled to their namesake land of Miami to record the entirety of Me. Me. Me. over the month of May at the famed Criteria Studios; a place where James Brown, Aretha Franklin, the Bee Gees, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC and countless more have recorded classic works. The album was then mixed at a studio in London where label mates Lush were recording their 1996 Lovelife at the same time. 

Nearly thirty years on, this deluxe reissue sees the 1995 album expanded to include all sixteen tracks from the album sessions, three of which are new to the tracklist: ‘Warm Miami May’ (not on original LP), ‘Pucker’ (previously unreleased), and the full version of ‘See-Through Plastic’. The record also features ‘I Hate Milk’ and ‘Seabird’, the latter a track that found new life recently when covered by current 4AD artist Maria Somerville as part of the label’s 40th anniversary compilation Bills & Aches & Blues. 

Remastered from the original analogue tapes by Pete Weiss (whose recent remastering work includes Luna, Type O Negative, Morphine and Belly), Me. Me. Me. (Deluxe Edition) sees the album now spread over two LPs and cut at 45rpm. The one-time pressing on Floridian-inspired aqua and orange vinyl with stunning artwork is housed in a gatefold sleeve with Hideaki Kodama’s ‘Girl B 1988’ painting still adorning the cover. Exclusive record bundles with ‘Someone Kill Me’ t-shirts and ‘I Hate Milk’ bumper stickers are also available while stocks last on the 4AD Store. 

Check out previously unreleased song ‘Pucker’ HERE or via the player below.

ABOUT AIR MIAMI
After D.C.’s Unrest split in 1994, Bridget Cross and Mark Robinson formed Air Miami. First as a duo, then as a short-lived quartet (with Mike Fellow on drums and Lauren Feldsher on bass) before settling as a trio with Bridget and Mark being joined by drummer Gabriel Stout.

Having self-released two cassettes and then a 7” on Mark’s Teen Beat label in 1994, Air Miami’s first dalliance with 4AD came when their track, ‘Pucker,’ was included on the label compilation All Virgos Are Mad. The combatively titled Fuck You, Tiger EP was released shortly after, setting the scene for their debut studio album Me. Me. Me., an eclectic record that veered closer to pop and new wave than Unrest ever did, it both delighted and confounded when released in 1995.

Often cited as one of 4AD’s finest of the era, the record has since only grown in cult status, and ultimately proved to be their last. An EP of World Cup Fever Remixes came out in 1998 (to coincide with the World Cup in France that year) but the band had already broken up by then.