stoblog: Meursault - All Creatures Will Make Merry
Christmas came for this author on Cinco de Mayo this year. For it was on this day that I received a brown paper wrapped package from the United Kingdom. It contained one standard post-card on which were pictures of what I could only ascertain were located in the former Soviet Union (one picture was a Monument to Lenin at Lenin Square). On the back of said postcard was a hand written note detailing the other contents and ending with the guaranteed-to-make-me-smile britishism…”Cheers!” This package also contained a copy of Meursault’s brand new and much anticipated (by me at least) album.
If you have yet to listen to any Meursault, I would suggest picking up…EVERYTHING EVER PRODUCED BY THEM. Or if you want a taste try the Nothing Broke EP (eMusic - http://www.emusic.com/album/Meursault-Nothing-Broke-MP3-Download/11460682.html). Neil Pennycockingtonbridge, the enigmatic lead singer…has a the kind of voice that only a parent could love…the lyrics at times more squawked than sung. Well I must have traveled back in time, impregnated Mrs. Pennychamberlainstone as I love the beans out of every vocaltearingly strained note.
Running the normal Meursault (pronounced Murr - so…all french like) gamut from Electronic noisy lo-fi screamyness to damn near folky to more fleshed out soundscapeyness… i feel that they do well to keep you well away from boredom… this is enhanced by the manageability of the albums 40min runtime. So in a couple weeks pop on over to emusic/amazon/sung, by toad website and pick this thing up. There may even be some copies of the pre-order cd left at the website…mmmkay?
Alright so maybe I’m just counting down the days until he visits (27! 27 days!!) but I cannot even tell you how much I loved this post.
