All Creatures Will Make Merry
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| Studio album by Meursault | ||||
| Released | April 2010 (hand-printed edition) 24 May 2010 (general release) |
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| Recorded | Dec 09-Jan 10, , Edinburgh | |||
| Genre | Folktronica, indie folk | |||
| Label | Song, by Toad Records | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| BBC | favourable |
| Bearded | favourable |
| Clash |   |
| Drowned In Sound | |
| The Line Of Best Fit | favourable |
| The List |   |
| Mojo | |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.9/10) |
| The Skinny | |
All Creatures Will Make Merry is the second studio album by Scottish indie folk band Meursault, released on 24 May 2010. A limited edition, hand-printed version of the album was released in April 2010. Songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Neil Pennycook states that "the main theme of the record is one of contentment – what people are willing to do to obtain it, hold on to it, and what we stand to lose or gain if we try."
Following the critical acclaim of the band's debut album, Pissing On Bonfires / Kissing With Tongues, a newly extended version of Meursault recorded All Creatures Will Make Merry in the winter of 2009, in . Songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Neil Pennycook states that "playing with a full live band helped shape this record considerably," and praised the contributions of both Phillip Quirie and Pete Harvey: "[they] opened up a huge range of possibilities with these songs."
Pennycook states that his production was influenced by The Microphones and Mount Eerie.
According to songwriter Neil Pennycook, "the themes and motivation behind All Creatures Will Make Merry come from completely different place than those on Pissing on Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues. I feel a certain duty to myself in terms of my own expectations for this album, other than that I couldn't imagine making an album to someone else's supposed criteria, that is my idea of hell."
All songs written by Neil Pennycook, performed by Meursault.
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