Mekons

Steve Albini Way Unveiled in Chicago with Speech by Kim Deal

PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2024

Shortly after what would have been the late, great recording engineer Steve Albini's 62nd birthday back in July, it was announced that...

Mekons Release Surprise Album 'Exquisite'

PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2020

Beloved cult rock unit Mekons have unleashed a surprise new album. Called Exquisite, the band have shared it on their Bandcamp in efforts t...

The Mekons

Existentialism

PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2016

The Mekons have been around for nearly 40 years, and for most of that time, they've been evolving into an alt-country band. As a group, and...

Will Oldham and Angel Olsen Reveal Mekons Covers Album as Chivalrous Amoekons

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2016

Four years after first performing the music of the Mekons in concert, Will Oldham and Angel Olsen's tribute project Chivalrous Amoekons hav...

The Weird and Wonderful World of the Mekons Explored with Career-Spanning Documentary

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2013

Long-running punk crossover act the Mekons have been around for close to 40 years, so it's about time that they had their story chronicled...

Mekons Return with New 'Ancient & Modern' LP

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2011

Since 1977, British folk punk legends the Mekons have continued to impress with their long and storied discography. Showing no signs of giv...

Mekons

Natural

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2007

After a five-year layoff, the beloved Mekons return with a stirring folk punk record that recalls the organic eclecticism of the Clash’s Sa...

Mekons

Honky Tonkin'

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

It has taken a long time to fully calculate the importance of the Mekons, the art-punk/country collective from Leeds, England. But just as...