Journey to the End of the Night (Mekons album)

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Journey to the End of the Night
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Studio album by
Released7 March 2000
GenrePost-punk, Alternative country
Length43:16
LabelQuarterstick Records
The Mekons chronology
Me
(1998)
Journey to the End of the Night
(2000)
Oooh!
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
The Austin Chronicle4/4 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[3]
The Harvard CrimsonB–[4]
Pitchfork7.1/10[5]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[6]
Spin8/10[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[]

  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
  • – 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 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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