The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll

by Mekons

The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll cover art

On 'The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll', the British collective subverts traditional rock music tropes while simultaneously employing them to critique the music industry and late-stage capitalism. The album blends ramshackle alternative rock instrumentation with biting, sociopolitical lyricism, creating a paradoxical celebration and deconstruction of the rock ethos.

Genres

  • Post-Punk
  • Alternative Rock

Tracklist

  1. Memphis Egypt
  2. Club Mekon
  3. Only Darkness Has The Power
  4. Ring O' Roses
  5. Learning To Live On Your Own
  6. Cocaine Lil
  7. Empire Of The Senseless
  8. Someone
  9. Amnesia
  10. I Am Crazy
  11. Heaven and Back
  12. Blow Your Tuneless Trumpet
  13. Echo
  14. When Darkness Falls