Merriment

Merriment
Studio album by Vic Chesnutt
Released	29 August 2000
Genre	Folk rock Alt-Country
Label	Backburner Records
Producer	Kelly Keneipp, Nikki Keneipp, Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt chronology
The Salesman and Bernadette (1998) Merriment (2000) Left to his Own Devices (2001)

Merriment is a 2000 album by Vic Chesnutt. ^{[1] [2]} The album is a collaborative effort between Georgia-based musicians Chesnutt and Kelly and Nikki Keneipp, with Chesnutt writing and singing the songs, and the Keneipps playing the music. It was released on the Keneipps' record label, Backburner Records, on August 29, 2000.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Austin Chronicle	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]
Pitchfork Media	8.0/10 [7]
The Stranger	[8]

Pitchfork Media gave Merriment an 8.0. ^[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Vic Chesnutt.

Musical accompaniment by Kelly and Nikki Keneipp.

1. "Merriment" – 4:40
2. "Fissle" – 2:46
3. "Feather" – 2:46
4. "Sunny Pasture" – 2:43
5. "Preponderance" – 2:47
6. "Haiku" – 2:46
7. "Mighty Monkey" – 4:26
8. "DNA" – 3:00
9. "Deeper Currents" – 3:47
10. "Merriment Reprise" – 4:04

References

1. "Vic Chesnutt and Mr. And Mrs. Keneipp Merriment". exclaim.ca.
2. "Vic Chesnutt".
3. Richie Unterberger (May 30, 2000). "Merriment - Vic Chesnutt | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
4. "Vic Chesnutt & Mr. and Mrs. Keneipp Merriment (Backburner)". www.austinchronicle.com.
5. "** 1/2 Vic Chesnutt and Mr. and Mrs. Keneipp, "Merriment," Backburner". Los Angeles Times. August 19, 2000.
6. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (June 8, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9780743201698 – via Google Books.
7. "Vic Chesnutt / Mr. & Mrs. Keneipp: Merriment". Pitchfork.
8. "CD Review Revue". The Stranger.