Merriment

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Merriment
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Studio album by
Released29 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.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork Media 8.0/10 [7]
The Stranger Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [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

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References

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