MEKONS - The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strnen LP garage this album was recorded by

this album was recorded by Meg herself

garage-leaning mess that seems to catapult between backing the obnoxious dual-vocal assault and ramping up the speed towards a proto-hardcore feel at times

created during and after two contrasting residencies in the Azores

liner notes and interview with Eric Cope

MEKONS - The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strnen LP garage this album was recorded byLiner notes by Simon Reynolds. Highly recommended. Simon Reynolds writes, The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strnen got a mixed reception at the time. Listening to it now, though, the first LP sounds more of a piece with the bands early punk singles. Whats striking is the commonality of sound across the three key Leeds groups of that moment (Gang Of Four, Delta 5 and The Mekons). There are textural affinities in terms of scrawny abrasiveness and a general