Me (The Mekons album)
album by The Mekons
Me is a studio album by the British-American experimental rock group the Mekons, released on May 19, 1998, on Quarterstick Records. It is noted for featuring greater use of electronic musical instruments than their previous work.
Critical reception
In the Grand Rapids Press, Tim Pratt described Me as "a popcorn ball of chewy, sticky fun, combining subtly subversive lyrics with crunchy elements of rock, punk and electronic music and then mashed together in an oddball, yet tasty, musical treat." The Chicago Tribune's Rick Reger also reviewed the album favorably, writing that "Far from being a bizarre change of direction, "Me" ably upholds the Mekons' tradition of thwarting expectation and flouting convention." A review of the album in the Orlando Weekly stated that "There is something for everyone here.
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