{"id":23005,"date":"2023-10-18T07:47:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=23005"},"modified":"2023-10-18T07:59:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:59:18","slug":"new-album-black-mekon-neat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/18\/new-album-black-mekon-neat\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Black Mekon || NEAT!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday (the 13th), Birmingham, UK-based garage punk duo Black Mekon released their 13th album, <em>NEAT!<\/em>, named after their own fanzine. With this, the 2 masked brothers deliver 12 new songs that are as eclectic and surprising as they are growling\u00a0 and swinging, but also sound better than their previous work, the result of an (unexpected) deviation from their strict &#8216;one-take-will-be-fine&#8217; DIY ethos and the contribution of labelmate Lucern Raze as producer. They make forays into harmonica-fueled rhythm &amp; blues, folk, films, and old school rap-rock including scratches and skits, and miraculously it (almost) all works. Another intriguing experience.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=615221256\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3612045550\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackmekon.bandcamp.com\/album\/neat-lp\">NEAT! [LP] by Black Mekon<\/a><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=615221256\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/track=951366235\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackmekon.bandcamp.com\/album\/neat-lp\">NEAT! 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