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Warm Summer Sun | Mekons | 4:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Space in Your Face | Mekons | 3:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Geeshie | Mekons | 3:10 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Fall Asleep | Mekons | 5:04 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Calling All Demons | Mekons | 3:27 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Ugly Bethesda | Mekons | 3:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Ancient & Modern | Mekons | 6:52 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Afar & Forlorn | Mekons | 3:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Honey Bear | Mekons | 3:21 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Devil at Rest | Mekons | 3:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Arthur's Angel | Mekons | 4:45 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
iTunes Review
The album title is meant to suppose the difference between The Mekons’ acoustic and electric sides, their ability to take old-world music forms and make them relevant to their audience, which has always been an odd mix of punks, avant-garde aficionados, folk enthusiasts, and flat-out rock fans. “Warm Summer Sun” is the opening acoustic walk through the centuries, while “Space in Your Face” immediately brings the full band to a celebratory height. This push and pull between the joyous and forlorn has made The Mekons one of the most underrated and versatile groups of any era. “Geeshie” dips its toe into Tin Pan Alley. “I Fall Asleep” proudly re-creates the feeling of a woozy-boozy evening in the parlor. “Calling All Demons” crosses the blues with a touch of Roky Erickson psychedelia. Sally Timms evokes the eerie end of the line with “Ugly Bethesda,” while “The Devil at Rest” brings a modern production to meet with the group’s best ensemble-vocal cast.
Customer Reviews
a pretty good return to form
This may or may not be a concept album about the past and the present, but what really matters are the songs. And the Mekons at least half-way deliver. “Space in Your Face” and “Geeshie” would fit right in with their classic album “Curse of the Mekons” (and that’s high praise, for those not lucky enough to own it!). While the heart-felt “I Fall Asleep” and the epic title track are among the band’s best slower songs.
The only problem with “Ancient and Modern” is that on some of the tracks, like “Honey Bear”, the band lacks the go-for-broke intensity of their earlier days. And this leaves some of the album feeling a bit flat.
Overall, this is something of a return to the eclectic Mekons of old, and contains the best batch of songs they’ve written in 10 years. This is a must-have for fans of the band. Newcomers, though, might be advised to pick and choose individual tracks.
Top Albums and Songs By Mekons
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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Where Were You? | Where Were You? Hen's Teeth and Other Lost Fragments of Unpopular Culture, Vol.2 | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Last Dance | Fear and Whiskey | 3:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Chivalry | Fear and Whiskey | 4:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hard to Be Human Again | Fear and Whiskey | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lost Highway | Fear and Whiskey | 2:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Country | Fear and Whiskey | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Darkness and Doubt | Fear and Whiskey | 5:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Trouble Down South | Fear and Whiskey | 4:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ghosts of American Astronauts | So Good It Hurts | 3:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Psycho Cupid (Danceband On the Edge of Time) | Fear and Whiskey | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Adult Alternative, Alternative
- Released: Sep 27, 2011
- ℗ 2011 Bloodshot Records
