Music Review

Oooh! (2002)

Details Release Date: Aug 20, 2002; Lead Performance: The Mekons

This album shares a name with a multimedia installation the Mekons displayed in England earlier this year, showing that at 25 years young, they're still bowing before chaotic muses. There are bombastic antihistorical rants (''Thee Olde Trip to Jerusalem''), creaky residue of their aggro past partnered with songs of genuine mourning (''One X One''), and pristine products of their evolved country fetish. The Mekons have found a placid pasture for old punks.

Originally posted Sep 06, 2002 Published in issue #670 Sep 06, 2002 Order article reprints

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