Journey to the End of the Night (Mekons album)

Journey to the End of the Night
Studio album by The Mekons
Released 7 March 2000
Genre Post-punk, Alternative country
Length 43:16
Label Quarterstick Records
The Mekons chronology
Me
(1998)Me1998		 Journey to the End of Night
(2000)		 Oooh!
(2002)Oooh!2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork7.1/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Spin8/10[6]

Journey to the End of the Night is the 13th studio album by The Mekons. It was released on audio CD on 7 March 2000 by Quarterstick Records. The album was recorded in London at the MontiSound & Corina Studios and also in Chicago at the Stinkpole & Kingsize Sound Labs, it was then finally mixed and mastered by Kenny Sluiter in Kingside.

Track listing

  1. "Myth" – 3:52
  2. "Out In The Night" – 3:31
  3. "Last Week Of The War" – 2:59
  4. "City Of London" – 4:02
  5. "Tina" – 3:56
  6. "The Flood" – 4:51
  7. "Cast No Shadow" – 3:03
  8. "Ordinary Night" – 3:19
  9. "Power And Horror" – 2:42
  10. "Neglect" – 4:02
  11. "Something To Be Scared Of" – 2:38
  12. "Last Night Of Earth" – 3:42
  13. "... And Heracles Smiled" – 0:42

Personnel

Guest Appearances:

  • Edith Frost, Kelly Hogan & Neko Case – Backing Vocals
  • John Rice – Electric Sitar on "Cast No Shadows"
  • Mitch Marlow – Rhythm guitar on "Last Night on Earth"

References

  1. ↑ Bush, Nathan. "Journey to the End of the Night - The Mekons". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. ↑ Caligiuri, Jim (2000-03-17). "Mekons Journey to the End of the Night (Quarterstick)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  4. ↑ Ott, Chris (2000). "The Mekons: Journey to the End of the Night Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2001-12-24. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. ↑ Chonin, Neva (2008-05-14). "The Mekons: Journey To The End Of The Night". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  6. ↑ Weisbard, Eric (June 2000). "The Mekons: Journey to the End of the Night". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 162. Retrieved 2018-05-12.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.