John Fields

When the dynamic punk rock trio Meet Me @ the Altar, made up of lead vocalist Edith Victoria, guitarist and bassist Téa Campbell, and drummer Ada Juarez, discuss Zoom with MTV News on Tuesday afternoon, they were giddy. Edith's vibrant green and blue braids flip around as she speaks, and Juarez's eyes are lively, while Edith's beautiful green and blue braids turn on as she speaks. The band is obviously excited about their debut album, Past // Present // Future, which is out today (March 10) as well as their evolution as musicians. "We wanted to write something that excites," Campbell says before starting to write the book. Victoria says, "We wanted to write things that people could understand quickly," she says, with Juarez's comment that "if a song doesn't'flow, it's not going to be so difficult" for listeners. The three band members' geographical separation for the interview harkens back to their roots as online friends who connected over a shared love of music in 2015. But things are different now: the trio appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and are embarking on their first headlining tour in support of their debuting record. Through all of these achievements, in addition to being co-signed by Paramore's Hayley Williams and Halsey, they are just as close, if not closer, to one another as they were back then. Campbell explains how they're able to deal with the challenges that come with being in a band. "I really believe that the way we formed has set us up for a situation where we're never going to see what most bands see." "It's not like we're just business [partners]. We started out as friends. We were young people with a shared passion for music and formed the band around this. Campbell says that communication will always help us get through anything." Campbell continues to say that human contact is "huge," which has helped them get through turbulent times in which they've "took down and talk to one another."