Journey to the End of the Night (Mekons album)

For other uses, see Journey to the End of the Night (disambiguation).

Journey to the End of the Night
Studio album by the Mekons
Released	7 March 2000
Genre	Post-punk, alternative country
Length	43:16
Label	Quarterstick
The Mekons chronology
Me (1998) Journey to the End of the Night (2000) OOOH! (Out of Our Heads) (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Pitchfork	7.1/10 [4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Spin	8/10 [6]

Journey to the End of the Night is the 13th studio album by the Mekons. It was released on audio CD on 7 March 2000 by Quarterstick Records. The album was recorded in London at the MontiSound & Corina Studios and also in Chicago at the Stinkpole & Kingsize Sound Labs, it was then finally mixed and mastered by Kenny Sluiter in Kingside.

Track listing

1. "Myth" – 3:52
2. "Out in the Night" – 3:31
3. "Last Week of the War" – 2:59
4. "City of London" – 4:02
5. "Tina" – 3:56
6. "The Flood" – 4:51
7. "Cast No Shadow" – 3:03
8. "Ordinary Night" – 3:19
9. "Power and Horror" – 2:42
10. "Neglect" – 4:02
11. "Something To Be Scared Of" – 2:38
12. "Last Night of Earth" – 3:42
13. "... And Heracles Smiled" – 0:42

Personnel

• Steve Goulding – drums
• Susie Honeyman – fiddle
• Sarah Corina – bass, vocals
• Sally Timms – vocals
• Tom Greenhalgh – vocals, guitar, autoharp, piano
• Jon Langford – vocals, guitar, melodica, machines
• Rico Bell – vocals, accordion, harmonica
• Lu Edmonds – cumbus

Guest Appearances:

• Edith Frost, Kelly Hogan, Neko Case – backing vocals
• John Rice – electric sitar on "Cast No Shadows"
• Mitch Marlow – rhythm guitar on "Last Night on Earth"

References

1. Bush, Nathan. "Journey to the End of the Night – The Mekons". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 May 2018.
2. Caligiuri, Jim (17 March 2000). "Mekons Journey to the End of the Night (Quarterstick)". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved 13 May 2018.
3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958.
4. Ott, Chris (2000). "The Mekons: Journey to the End of the Night Review". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 24 December 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
5. Chonin, Neva (14 May 2008). "The Mekons: Journey to the End of the Night". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
6. Weisbard, Eric (June 2000). "The Mekons: Journey to the End of the Night". Spin . p. 162. Retrieved 12 May 2018.