Wikipedia

Natural (The Mekons album)

Natural is an album by the Mekons.[2][3] It was released on 21 August 2007 by Quarterstick Records.[4]

Natural
Studio album by
the Mekons
Released21 August 2007
GenrePost-punk, alternative country
Length46:15
LabelQuarterstick[1]
The Mekons chronology
Punk Rock
(2004)		 Natural
(2007)		 Ancient & Modern 1911–2011
(2011)

Production

edit

The album was recorded in four days in the Lake District, England, the band's first album to be recorded in their homeland in 16 years.[5] Tom Greenhalgh and Jon Langford were the only original Mekons to play on the album.[6]

Critical reception

edit
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77%[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[8]
The A.V. ClubB−[9]
Robert ChristgauB+[10]
musicOMHStarStarStar[11]
Pitchfork Media7.9/10[12]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[13]
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStar[14]

PopMatters wrote that the band "turn the volume down, break out the wooden instruments and craft haunting, bone-clinking songs about mortality."[4] Spin wrote that the Mekons are "at their red-eyed best here, skirting the edges of chaos on ragged-but-right tunes like the harmonica-fueled tall tale 'The Old Fox' and the fractured reggae shuffle 'Cockermouth.'”[15] Exclaim! called Natural "a stirring folk punk record that recalls the organic eclecticism of the Clash's Sandinista!"[6]

Track listing

edit
  1. "Dark Dark Dark" – 4:57
  2. "Dickie Chalkie and Nobby" – 3:05
  3. "The Old Fox" – 3:50
  4. "White Stone Door" – 3:58
  5. "Shocking Curse Bird" – 2:41
  6. "Give Me Wine or Money" – 3:19
  7. "Diamonds" – 4:06
  8. "Burning in the Desert Burning" – 3:44
  9. "The Hope and the Anchor" – 3:36
  10. "Cockermouth" – 5:03
  11. "Zeroes and Ones" – 3:47
  12. "Perfect Mirror" – 4:19
  13. "Old Fox Lu Version" (mp3 only bonus track)

References

edit
  1. ↑ "Natural Mekons". Touch and Go Records.
  2. ↑ "The Mekons Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "At 30, Mekons still making believers out of doubters". Chicago Tribune.
  4. 1 2 "The Mekons: Natural". PopMatters. 22 August 2007.
  5. ↑ "Natural's in it: The Mekons celebrate 30 years". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  6. 1 2 "Mekons Natural". Exclaim!.
  7. ↑ "Natural by Mekons". Metacritic.
  8. ↑ "Natural The Mekons". AllMusic.
  9. ↑ "Mekons: Natural". The A.V. Club.
  10. ↑ "Robert Christgau: Album: The Mekons: Natural". Robert Christgau.
  11. ↑ "Mekons Natural". musicOMH. 19 August 2007.
  12. ↑ "Mekons: Natural". Pitchfork.
  13. ↑ "The Mekons: Natural". Rolling Stone. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.
  14. ↑ "Music Review: Mekons - Natural". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  15. ↑ "Mekons, 'Natural' (Quarterstick)". Spin. 26 September 2007.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Natural_(The_Mekons_album)&oldid=1361350440"