Legendary British/American Punk band The Mekons are releasing their first new album in many years. It’s titled Horror. A little bird has tweeted that the track, “The Western Design” references Gnostic Saint, Dr. John Dee. LIsten:https://open.spotify.com/track/3YZufZH40R3gEB05XS1ugo?si=8ffb31df954142b9
Here’s the video for Fallen Leaves:
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Legendary postmodern, post punk, post human, past caring collective Mekons return with a new album for 2025. ‘Horror’ is a horribly prescient reflection of the world in its current miasma and how we got here.
New album, ‘Horror’, looks at history and the legacies of British imperialism with mashed up lyrics set against a typically eclectic sound that amalgamates everything from dub, country, noise, rock & roll, electronica, punk, music hall, polka and you can even take your partner for a nice waltz on ‘Sad And Sad And Sad’.
The roots of their global sound reflect their nomadic journey through time and space from Leeds to California in the West and Siberia in the East and is woven into the fabric and intricacies of their song creation…
Almost 50 years in the making, these Mekons continue to astound, their sound, sentiment and method of delivery blended to perfection by bass player and studio wizard, Dave Trumfio.
The Mekons are Jon Langford, Sally Timms, Tom Greenhalgh, Dave Trumfio, Susie Honeyman, Rico Bell, Steve Goulding, and Lu Edmonds.
Listen/order: https://mekons.lnk.to/HorrorWE.
