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 ”Koester’s mix of singer-songwriter songs and west coast rock sounds fresh, full of soul and warmth. […] ’live love travel free’ is filled with beautiful songs, splendid grooves, colorful arrangements and this sunshine voice that is able to magically get the hope for a rainbow out of an – actually sad – ballad. There’s also a lot of variety and hit potential on this album: ‘Giant’s Basketball’ surprises with gloomy gothic charm, ‘Silverstar’ should be on the radio, ‘Casino’ with Fender Rhodes and great drums, too.”
Matthias Schmidt, Hannoversche Allgemeine (CD-Tipp)
“Braunschweig’s No. 1 songwriter is constantly on tour through Europe and America – for her third band album she went back to her roots and invited Olaf Reitmeier (Hyperchild, Bosse) into the studio for her ballads and mid-tempo songs. The result [is an album with] international class and maybe will be [meike’s] breakthrough with its mixture between Melissa Etheridge and Sheryl Crow. With ‘Stop Haunting Me’ she already has a potential hit song to start with.”
Matthias Schröder, Subway
“[…]’live love travel free’ contains 13 expressive pop/rock tracks, that come across as very different from the ‘cookie cutter standards’ that you hear on commercial radio. Her lyrics are thoughtful and often very personal. The same is true for her songs, and for the tougher themes she also doesn’t shy away from tougher sounds […]”
Roland Kaschube, Bassprofessor
“[…] The result is an album, that leaves nothing to be desired. Perfectly crafted, musically inventive and as variable in mood as life itself are the 14 tracks of the Braunschweig musician, […]. Her compositions are brimming with ideas and emotion, an art that only a few know how to master. […]“
Claus Kohlmann, Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung
Reviews of meike’s live performances:
“meike koester finally is a just rising star in the songwriter-sky. Clearly the most memorable voice of the evening, meike koester needed little more than the first refrain to convince the audience.”
Oberhessische Presse
“A one-woman-show one could think when meike koester enters the stage. In her own endearing way she quickly wins over the audience. […] — koester masters all facets of rock music with ease and naturalness. Her three piece band […] supports her in that with full thrust and provides a powerful performance.”
Trierischer Volksfreund
“The Braunschweiger convinces first of all with her solid guitar playing and a voice that shimmers through its various timbres. Out of the six strings she extracts a dynamic between melody and fierce chords that can fill a hall at any time. [meike koester] wins over her audience already during the first couple of songs, she chats, quips and seems very natural, […]. Yet it is just that dynamic bite that suits her so well. When she thrashes on the strings and gets this rough voice that takes you by surprise and approaches in certain moments the vocal and instrumental expertise of an Ani DiFranco.”
Kieler Nachrichten
“Her music is fun and puts you in a good mood and it’s easy to see that she feels ultra comfortable on stage and in her music. […] It’s noticeable that voice and artist have ripened through a consistent routine over the years and also with the work on the [new] CD. She plays with her voice and the microphone and just comes across as really laid-back.”
Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung
“When koester is on stage the audience is hers. From the very beginning. But very quickly it’s also clear that musically she doesn’t want to be filed in a certain genre.”
Braunschweiger Zeitung
“meike koester, […], is also an excellent guitar player. Her performance is like a crash course in possible ways to accompany oneself on the acoustic guitar […]”
Göttinger Tageblatt
“In general you get the impression as if she occasionally makes up for several instruments through her tricky guitar technique. […] It’s a music that lets you forget the miles at night on the highway or one that turns the headwind on your bicycle into a gentle breeze. […] Tenderly her voice nestles to the melodic chords, naturally, gently and stunningly charming. Still nothing sounds sappy or overly sentimental […]”
Peiner Allgemeine Zeitung
»If your CD collection boasts names like Patti Rothberg, Joan Osborne, Jewel or any of a slew of powerful female balladeers, you can’t help but appreciate meike. Even the people playing pool stopped to listen when she performed. She sang softly, she scatted and she screamed...depending on the emotions of the song.«
Creative Loafing (Savannah, GA, USA)
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