Mesh & Lace

by Modern English

Mesh & Lace cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 6 April 1981
  • Label: 4AD
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 42:20
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Richard Brown, Gary McDowell, Robbie Grey, Michael Conroy, Stephen Walker

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Modern English's debut presented the band in a much harsher and more abstract form than their later pop breakthrough. 'Mesh & Lace' uses jagged guitars, gloomy atmospheres, and 4AD's early post-punk aesthetic to situate the group within the label's darker first wave.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, avant-garde, moody, droning, minimal, synthesizers, guitars, melodic, dance

Tracklist

  1. 16 Days (4:34)
  2. Just A Thought (4:08)
  3. Move In Light (4:44)
  4. Grief (6:28)
  5. The Token Man (6:30)
  6. A Viable Commercial (4:23)
  7. Black Houses (5:42)
  8. Dance Of Devotion (A Love Song) (5:51)

Credits

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