Mekons Announce New Album Deserted + New Single + Tour

Mekons Announce New Album Deserted, Out on March 29 L-R: Dave Trumfio (bass), Susie Honeyman (violin), Jon Langford (vocals/guitar), Steve Goulding (drums), Rico Bell (accordion/vocals), Tom Greenhalgh (vocals/guitar), Lu Edmonds (saz, cumbus, oud), Sally Timms (vocals). Photo credit: Ricky Malpas (hi-res) Plus, RollingStone.com Premieres Video For "Lawrence of California" and Announces New European and U.S. Tour Dates British folk-punk collective the Mekons will release a new album Deserted (PRE-ORDER HERE) on March 29. It is their first formal studio album since 2011's Ancient & Modern. RollingStone.com announced the album, along with a 2019 tour spanning Europe and the United States, and the launch of a new music video for the song "Lawrence of California." Emboldened by a sold-out tour and a surge of interest in the States after the release of the documentary Revenge of the Mekons, the Mekons retreated to the fringes of Joshua Tree National Park and popular culture to record their new album Deserted. Singer/guitarist Jon Langford said of the recording experience: "There are deserts everywhere. We took time to ponder the vastness and the weirdness of the desert. Going to the country to get your head together is a ripe old rock cliché. We went to the desert to have our brains scoured... We went from one desert to another. A more hopeful place where we arm ourselves with spikes and endure.” The band will tour extensively throughout April and July and all currently announced tour dates are included below.  Deserted album artwork: hi-res Track listing: Lawrence of California Harar 1883 Into the Sun How Many Stars In the Desert Mirage Weimar Vending Machine Andromeda After the Rain Tour dates: April 2 – Newport, United Kingdom –  Le Public Space Newport (tickets) April 3 – Leeds, United Kingdom – Brudenell Social Club (tickets) April 4 –  Brighton, United Kingdom – Patterns (tickets) April 5 – London, United Kingdom – 100 Club (tickets) April 6 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Cinetol April 7 – Berlin, Germany – Music & Frieden April 8 – Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang April 9 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Alice April 10 – Frankfurt, Germany – Mousonturm (tickets) April 11 – Linz, Austria – Stwst Stadtwerkstatt April 12 – Vienna, Austria – Chelsea (tickets) April 13 – Reutlingen, Germany – Franz.K (tickets) April 14 – Bad Salgau, Germany – Franziskaner (tickets) July 14 – Chicago, IL, United States – Hideout (tickets) July 15 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon (tickets) July 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol Entrance Space (tickets) July 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s (tickets) July 19 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg (tickets) July 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room (tickets) July 23 – Big Sur, CA – Henry Miller Library (tickets) July 24 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel (tickets) July 25 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern (tickets) All dates collected on the band's tour dates page.