Journey to the End of the Night (Mekons album)

Journey to the End of the Night
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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Austin Chronicle	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Harvard Crimson	B–^[4]
Pitchfork	7.1/10^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
Spin	8/10^[7]

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[]

"Myth" – 3:52
"Out in the Night" – 3:31
"Last Week of the War" – 2:59
"City of London" – 4:02
"Tina" – 3:56
"The Flood" – 4:51
"Cast No Shadow" – 3:03
"Ordinary Night" – 3:19
"Power and Horror" – 2:42
"Neglect" – 4:02
"Something To Be Scared Of" – 2:38
"Last Night of Earth" – 3:42
"... And Heracles Smiled" – 0:42

Personnel[]

Steve Goulding - drums
Susie Honeyman - fiddle
Sarah Corina - bass, vocals
Sally Timms - vocals
Tom Greenhalgh - vocals, guitar, autoharp, piano
Jon Langford - vocals, guitar, melodica, machines
Rico Bell - vocals, accordion, harmonica
Lu Edmonds - cumbus

Guest Appearances:

Edith Frost, Kelly Hogan, Neko Case – backing vocals
– electric sitar on "Cast No Shadows"
Mitch Marlow – rhythm guitar on "Last Night on Earth"

References[]

^ Bush, Nathan. "Journey to the End of the Night - The Mekons". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ Caligiuri, Jim (17 March 2000). "Mekons Journey to the End of the Night (Quarterstick)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
^ Garcia, Yvonne (3 March 2000). "Album Review: The Mekons, Journey to the End of the Night". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ Ott, Chris (2000). "The Mekons: Journey to the End of the Night Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
^ Chonin, Neva (14 May 2008). "The Mekons: Journey To The End Of The Night". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ Weisbard, Eric (June 2000). "The Mekons: Journey to the End of the Night". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 162. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

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[1] Bush, Nathan. "Journey to the End of the Night - The Mekons". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[2] Caligiuri, Jim (17 March 2000). "Mekons Journey to the End of the Night (Quarterstick)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[3] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.

[4] Garcia, Yvonne (3 March 2000). "Album Review: The Mekons, Journey to the End of the Night". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

[5] Ott, Chris (2000). "The Mekons: Journey to the End of the Night Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

[6] Chonin, Neva (14 May 2008). "The Mekons: Journey To The End Of The Night". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[7] Weisbard, Eric (June 2000). "The Mekons: Journey to the End of the Night". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 162. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

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