Biography

Founded in the late 1970s by Jon Langford and Tom Greenhalgh, the Mekons started out as a punk band, inspired by the first wave of British punk rock. Before long, however, they were incorporating synthesizers, reggae, and just plain weirdness into their style. As much of a collective as a band (in keeping with their socialist political tendencies), the early Mekons were a revolving door for a constantly changing cast of characters. In the mid-'80s, they significantly incorporated country and folk influences and released some of their finest work. By the '90s, a membership anchored by the likes of Steve Goulding and Sally Timms kept the Mekons producing at a prolific rate, never abandoning their politically incisive lyricism.

Top Tracks

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• (sometimes I Feel Like) Fletcher Christian

• 32 Weeks

• Bob Hope And Charity

• Burning In The Desert Burning

• Calling All Demons

• Corporal Chalkie

• Dear Sausage

• Dickie Chalkie And Nobby

• Garage D'or

• Ghosts Of American Astronauts

• Hard To Be Human Again

• Hole In The Ground

• Honey Bear

• Honeymoon In Hell

• Hostile Mascot

• I Can't Find My Money

• I Fall Asleep

• Insignificance (conversation With Boche)

• Kidnapped

• Last Weeks Of The War

• Lucky Devil

• Millionaire

• Moby Dick/shallow Bourgeois Smile

• Myth

• Never Been In A Riot

• Only You And Your Ghost Will Know

• Poxy Lips

• Shocking Curse Bird

• Slightly South Of The Border

• Something To Be Scared Of

• Sorcerer

• Special

• The Curse

• The Flame That Killed John Wayne

• Thee Olde Trip To Jerusalem

• Trimdon Grange Explosion

• Trouble Down South

• Ugly Band

• Wild And Blue

Discography

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• Ancient & Modern

  Bloodshot / Sin Record Label

  2011

• Natural

  Quarterstick

  2007

• Punk Rock

  Quarterstick

  2004

• OOOH! (Out of Our Heads)

  Quarterstick

  2002

• Journey to the End of the Night

  Quarterstick

  2000

• Me

  Quarterstick / Touch & Go

  1998

• Pussy, King of the Pirates

  Quarterstick

  1996

• United

  Quarterstick

  1995

• Retreat from Memphis

  Quarterstick

  1994

• I Love Mekons

  Quarterstick

  1993

• Curse of the Mekons

  Blast First

  1991

• The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll

  Collectors' Choice Music

  1989

• So Good It Hurts

  Quarterstick

  1988

• The Mekons Honky Tonkin'

  Quarterstick

  1987

• ...New York

  Combat Records

  1987

• The Edge of the World

  Quarterstick

  1986

• Fear and Whiskey

  Quarterstick

  1985

• Mekons

  Anagram (UK)

  1980

• Devils, Rats and Piggies: A Special Message from Godzilla

  Quarterstick

  1980

• The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strnen

  Blue Plate / Caroline Distribution

  1979

• Fast Product

  EMI Music Distribution

  1979