Following their highly praised 2022 album ‘Exquisite’, legendary postmodern, post punk, post human, past caring collective Mekons return with a brand-new album for 2025. Their first release on Fire Records, ‘Horror’ provides a horribly prescient reflection of the world in its current miasma and how we got here.
‘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.
TOUR DATES
08 May: Con Club, Lewes, UK
09 May: The Corn Exchange, Newport, UK
10 May: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
11 May: Stereo, Glasgow, UK
12 May: Cluny, Newcastle, UK
13 May: Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK
14 May: Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK
15 May: 100 Club, London, UK
17 May: Djingel Djangel, Antwerp, Belgium
18 May: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
19 May: Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany
20 May: Quasimodo, Berlin, Germany
21 May: Palac Akropolis, Prague, Czech Republic
22 May: Chelsea, Vienna, Austria
23 May: Kino, Ebensee, Austria
24 May: El Lokal, Zurich, Switzerland
25 May: Freakout, Bologna, Italy
26 May: Bellezza, Milan, Italy
28 May: Milla Club, Munich, Germany
29 May: Brotfabrik, Frankfurt, Germany
31 May: Le Hasard Ludique, Paris France
09 Jul: The Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN, US
10 Jul: Vivarium, Milwaukee, WI, US
11 Jul: Fitzgeralds, Berwyn, IL, US
13 Jul: Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI, US
14 Jul: City Winery, Pittsburgh, PA, US
16 Jul: City Winery, Boston, MA, US
17 Jul: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, US
18 Jul: White Eagle Hall, Jersey City, NJ, US
19 Jul: Philadelphia Ethical Society, Philadelphia, PA, US
20 Jul: Union Stage, Washington, DC, US
22 Jul: City Winery, Atlanta, GA, US
23 Jul: City Winery, Nashville, TN, US
26 Jul: Lodge Room, Los Angeles, CA, US
29 Jul: Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz, CA, US
30 Jul: Great American Music Hall, OR, US
01 Aug: Mississippi Music Hall, Portland, OR, US
02 Aug: Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA, US
