''Me'' is a studio album by the British-American experimental rock group

the Mekons The Mekons are a British band formed in the late 1970s as an art collective. They are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rock bands. The band's style has evolved over time to incorporate aspects of ...

, released on May 19, 1998 on Quarterstick Records. It is noted for featuring greater use of

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s than their previous work.

Critical reception

In the '' Grand Rapids Press'', Tim Pratt described ''Me'' as "a popcorn ball of chewy, sticky fun, combining subtly subversive lyrics with crunchy elements of rock, punk and electronic music and then mashed together in an oddball, yet tasty, musical treat." The ''

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''s Rick Reger also reviewed the album favorably, writing that "Far from being a bizarre change of direction, "Me" ably upholds the Mekons' tradition of thwarting expectation and flouting convention." A review of the album in the ''

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'' stated that "There is something for everyone here. The fleeting string sections, noisy guitars, cheesy Stereolab-style keyboards, accordions and fiddles keep "Me" unpredictable and will leave you wondering what's next for these evolving musical chameleons."

Track listing

#"Enter the Lists" - 4:08 #"Down" - 4:16 #"Narrative" - 4:18 #"Tourettes" - 3:19 #"Flip Flop" - 4:30 #"Gin & It" - 4:24 #"Back to Back" - 3:49 #"Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Hard Enough" - 3:15 #"Men United" - 3:23 #"Mirror" - 4:32 #"Far Sub Dominant" - 6:43 #"Whiskey Sex Shack" - 3:02 #"Thunder" - 5:34 #"Belly to Belly" - 8:41

Personnel

Rico Bell Rico Bell ( Eric Bellis) is a UK and California based artist and musician best known for his work as a member of the British punk rock band the Mekons which he joined in 1983. A singer and multi-instrumentalist with the Mekons, Bell has also rel ...

– accordion, vocals *

Rebecca Gates The Spinanes were an American indie rock Musical ensemble#Rock and pop bands, band, primarily active during the 1990s. The band was founded by and consisted only of singer-songwriter/guitarist Rebecca Gates and drummer Scott Plouf. They released ...

– backing vocals *

Sarah Corina Sarah Corina is an English bass guitarist and music producer. She has played bass with The Bomb Party, The Mekons, Bill Carter, Die Cheerleader, and Striplight among others. Sarah Corina started playing bass as a teenager in Leicester, she join ...

- bass * Steve Goulding - drums *

Susie Honeyman Susie Honeyman (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish violin player best known for her work with The Mekons. She is co-founder of the Grey Gallery. Biography Honeyman was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Honeyman studied Music at the University of E ...

- fiddle * Jon Langford,

Tom Greenhalgh Thomas Charles Greenhalgh is a multimedia artist and singer-songwriter best known for his work with the Mekons. Education He attended Sevenoaks School in Kent with future members of the Gang of Four (Andy Gill and Jon King) and the Mekons (Ke ...

- guitar, vocals *

Ken Sluiter Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in t ...

, The Mekons - recording and mastering * Lu Edmonds - saz * Sally Timms - vocals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Me (the Mekons album) The Mekons albums 1998 albums Quarterstick Records albums