Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Mekons return with a brand-new album for 2025, their first release on Fire Records, ‘Horror’ a collection of songs actually written in late 2022 but providing a horribly prescient reflection of the world in its current miasma and how we got here. The album is out 4th April and available to pre-order in all shops on limited red vinyl and CD. Customers ordering from the Fire Website (UK + US) and bandcamp, can also purchase the Deluxe bundle: Limited Edition Red LP, Black Tote Bag + 3 x Double Sided 'Horror' Art Cards: Mekons.lnk.to/HorrorID
‘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 and polka.
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…
Sounding like The Chills and R.E.M circa the I.R.S Records years, new single ‘Mudcrawlers’ sees just about the whole band joining Jon Langford on vocals speaking of Irish famine and refugees journeying to Wales.
Mekons: “In the dead of night a ship lays anchor at the mouth of a filthy Welsh river and unloads its human cargo onto steep banks of mud. Nineteenth Century Irish refugees arrive in Newport to escape famine at home.”
Arriving in Spain without instruments the band pick up what they can find lying around the splendid Valencian studio, sharing vocals throughout, with Lu Edmonds mightily holding sway on guitar, bass and piano while Steve Goulding provides the rhythmic aplomb. 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.
Mekons are Jon Langford, Sally Timms, Tom Greenhalgh, Dave Trumfio, Susie Honeyman, Rico Bell, Steve Goulding, and Lu Edmonds.
Check Fire Records website for future releases and more info:
firerecords.com
Subscribe to our channel:
youtube.com/channel/UC4Gjp9Np8j6qe_2ZSMsfNKg?sub_confirmation=1
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Mekons return with a brand-new album for 2025, their first release on Fire Records, ‘Horror’ a collection of songs actually written in late 2022 but providing a horribly prescient reflection of the world in its current miasma and how we got here. The album is out 4th April and available to pre-order in all shops on limited red vinyl and CD. Customers ordering from the Fire Website (UK + US) and bandcamp, can also purchase the Deluxe bundle: Limited Edition Red LP, Black Tote Bag + 3 x Double Sided 'Horror' Art Cards: Mekons.lnk.to/HorrorID
‘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 and polka.
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…
Sounding like The Chills and R.E.M circa the I.R.S Records years, new single ‘Mudcrawlers’ sees just about the whole band joining Jon Langford on vocals speaking of Irish famine and refugees journeying to Wales.
Mekons: “In the dead of night a ship lays anchor at the mouth of a filthy Welsh river and unloads its human cargo onto steep banks of mud. Nineteenth Century Irish refugees arrive in Newport to escape famine at home.”
Arriving in Spain without instruments the band pick up what they can find lying around the splendid Valencian studio, sharing vocals throughout, with Lu Edmonds mightily holding sway on guitar, bass and piano while Steve Goulding provides the rhythmic aplomb. 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.
Mekons are Jon Langford, Sally Timms, Tom Greenhalgh, Dave Trumfio, Susie Honeyman, Rico Bell, Steve Goulding, and Lu Edmonds.
Check Fire Records website for future releases and more info:
firerecords.com
Subscribe to our channel:
youtube.com/channel/UC4Gjp9Np8j6qe_2ZSMsfNKg?sub_confirmation=1
#FireRecords
