Journey to the End of the Night is the 13th studio album by The Mekons. It was released on audio CD on 7 March 2000 by Quarterstick Records. The album was recorded in London at the MontiSound & Corina Studios and also in Chicago at the Stinkpole & Kingsize Sound Labs, it was then finally mixed and mastered by Kenny Sluiter in Kingside.

Journey to the End of the Night
Studio album by The Mekons
Released	7 March 2000
Genre	Post-punk, Alternative country
Length	43:16
Label	Quarterstick Records
The Mekons chronology
Me (1998) Journey to the End of the Night (2000) Oooh! (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Pitchfork	7.1/10[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Spin	8/10[6]

Track listing

1. "Myth" – 3:52
2. "Out in the Night" – 3:31
3. "Last Week of the War" – 2:59
4. "City of London" – 4:02
5. "Tina" – 3:56
6. "The Flood" – 4:51
7. "Cast No Shadow" – 3:03
8. "Ordinary Night" – 3:19
9. "Power and Horror" – 2:42
10. "Neglect" – 4:02
11. "Something To Be Scared Of" – 2:38
12. "Last Night of Earth" – 3:42
13. "... And Heracles Smiled" – 0:42

Personnel

• Steve Goulding - drums
• Susie Honeyman - fiddle
• Sarah Corina - bass, vocals
• Sally Timms - vocals
• Tom Greenhalgh - vocals, guitar, autoharp, piano
• Jon Langford - vocals, guitar, melodica, machines
• Rico Bell - vocals, accordion, harmonica
• Lu Edmonds - cumbus

Guest Appearances:

• Edith Frost, Kelly Hogan, Neko Case – backing vocals
• John Rice – electric sitar on "Cast No Shadows"
• Mitch Marlow – rhythm guitar on "Last Night on Earth"

References

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