Misplaced Pages

Natural (The Mekons album)

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

2007 studio album by the Mekons
Natural
Studio album by the Mekons
Released21 August 2007
GenrePost-punk, alternative country
Length46:15
LabelQuarterstick
The Mekons chronology
Punk Rock
(2004) 		Natural
(2007) 		Ancient & Modern 1911–2011
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77%
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The A.V. ClubB−
Robert ChristgauB+
musicOMH
Pitchfork Media7.9/10
Rolling Stone
Tiny Mix Tapes

Natural is an album by the Mekons. It was released on 21 August 2007 by Quarterstick Records.

Production

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. Tom Greenhalgh and Jon Langford were the only original Mekons to play on the album.

Critical reception

PopMatters wrote that the band "turn the volume down, break out the wooden instruments and craft haunting, bone-clinking songs about mortality." 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.'” Exclaim! called Natural "a stirring folk punk record that recalls the organic eclecticism of the Clash's Sandinista!"

Track listing

  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

  1. "Natural | Mekons | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records". www.touchandgorecords.com.
  2. "Natural by Mekons" – via www.metacritic.com.
  3. "Natural - The Mekons | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. "Mekons: Natural". Music.
  5. "Mekons: Natural". Pitchfork.
  6. "Mekons - Natural | Album Reviews". 19 August 2007.
  7. "Robert Christgau: Album: The Mekons: Natural". robertchristgau.com.
  8. "The Mekons: Natural : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.
  9. "Music Review: Mekons - Natural". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  10. "The Mekons | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  11. "At 30, Mekons still making believers out of doubters". chicagotribune.com.
  12. ^ "The Mekons: Natural". PopMatters. 22 August 2007.
  13. "Natural's in it: The Mekons celebrate 30 years". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  14. ^ "Mekons Natural". exclaim.ca.
  15. "Mekons, 'Natural' (Quarterstick)". Spin. 26 September 2007.
The Mekons
Albums
Categories:
Natural (The Mekons album) Add topic