Horror/White Vinyl

Description

For their first album on Fire Records, the Mekons return with Horror, a record written in 2022 but eerily prophetic in the face of today's turmoil. Between a critique of British colonialism, a dark vision of the climate, and a denunciation of the war economy, the band brilliantly blends punk, rock & roll, dub, country, noise, electronic, and Celtic folk. Driven by standout tracks like Mudcrawlers (about the Irish famine), War Economy (with its sharp punchlines), and Fallen Leaves (a haunted ballad on ecological collapse), the album oscillates between rage, irony, and melancholy, with a sound perfected by Dave Trumfio. After nearly 50 years of career, the Mekons continue to innovate, as committed, unpredictable, and powerful as ever.