Hangahar by Sally Smmit And Her Musicians , released on Groovy Records in 1980.

"Minimalist freaking meets faux-mythic language and outsider arias with the cream of the Groovy crew along for the ride. Sally Smitt (say it backwards, Mekons fans) and cousin Lindsey Lee are the divas and a modified Tiller Boys get free at last behind them." Drag City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrZ7aZnz9EU&list=RDyrZ7aZnz9EU&start_radio=1

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In this episode you’ll learn

• How The Mekons evolved beyond punk rock
• Why post-punk embraced genre instability
• The connection between folk music and social memory
• How punk influenced alternative country and indie music

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https://youtu.be/qDd_YYywgLw

Devils, Rats and Piggies: A Special Message from Godzilla by the Mekons, released in 1980 on Red Rhino.

Review by Chris Nickson

Even though they began in the Leeds punk scene, the Mekons never sat comfortably in the straitjacket of punk, and by 1980 they'd largely broken out of it,..The Mekons were lyrically enigmatic, with an overall sound that veered toward the avant-garde (and echoing early Cure on the deliberately mundane "Chopper Squad"), while becoming more aware of the past (a bizarre rendering of "The Trimdon Grange Explosion"). It's interesting, too, that this was recorded at one of England's leading folk studios. In many ways it helps set the scene for the rest of the Mekons' career -- challenging, sometimes awkward, sometimes funny (like "John Barry"), occasionally amateurish, but always interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddmMVUOfnTM&list=PLFvqccCja67tdQ6Uc4Ur1BLGsEeElsPx7&index=1

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