Jura (album)

Jura
Studio album by the Mekons & Robbie Fulks
Released	November 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)
Recorded	August 2014
Length	34:22
Label	Bloodshot
The Melons chronology
Ancient & Modern 1911–2011 (2011) Jura (2015) Existentialism (album)Existentialism (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
Exclaim!	8/10 [4]
Expert Witness	A− [5]
Paste	7.0/10 [6]
PopMatters	8/10 [7]

Jura is a collaborative album by the Mekons and Robbie Fulks. It was released on November 27, 2015, originally for Record Store Day, on Bloodshot Records. The original release was a limited-edition vinyl-only release that sold out quickly; since then, the album has only been available digitally. ^{[6] [5]} It was recorded on the Scottish island of Jura in August 2014. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "A Fearful Moment"
2. "Refill"
3. "An Incident Off St. Kitt's"
4. "Shine on Silver Seas"
5. "Land Ahoy!"
6. "Beaten and Broken"
7. "Getting On with It"
8. "I Am Come Home"
9. "The Last Fish in the Sea"
10. "I Say, Hang Him!"
11. "Go from My Window"

References

1. "Jura by Robbie Fulks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
2. Deming, Mark. "Jura - Mini-Mekons, Robbie Fulks, The Mekons". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
3. Horowitz, Hal (2015-11-25). "The Mekons & Robbie Fulks: Jura". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
4. Zimmerman, Emily (2015-11-25). "The Mekons and Robbie Fulks". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
5. Christgau, Robert (2016-04-01). "Roots Rock Rebels". Noisey. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
6. Saunders, Hilary (2025-11-30). "Mini-Mekons & Robbie Fulks: Jura". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
7. Paul, John (2015-12-09). "The Mekons and Robbie Fulks: Jura". PopMatters. Retrieved 2025-08-08.