Meursault (band)

Meursault
Meursault
Meursault
Background information
OriginEdinburgh, Scotland
GenresLo-fi
Years active2006–2014, 2016–present
Labels
  • Bear Scotland (2007)
  • Song, by Toad Records (2008–2017)
  • Bandcamp (2018)
  • Common Ground Records (2019–present)
Members
  • Neil Pennycook
  • Robyn Dawson
  • Reuben Taylor
  • Calum Macleod
Websiteiammeursault.com

Meursault are a Scottish indie rock band from Edinburgh, formed in 2006. Led by singer-songwriter Neil Pennycook, the band's musical style has been categorised as folktronica, alternative rock and indie folk. The band themselves have described their latest work as "epic lo-fi". The name of the band is a reference to the main character of L'Etranger, the absurdist novel by Albert Camus.

Their releases to date have been generally well received by the music and entertainment media, both in Scotland and on a nationwide level.[1][2][3][4] In 2009 The Skinny placed the band's debut album, Pissing On Bonfires / Kissing With Tongues, at No. 16 in their "Scottish Albums of the Decade" list;[5] while their second full-length release, All Creatures Will Make Merry, has been reviewed favourably by several notable media outlets, among them The BBC,[6] Pitchfork,[7] Bearded,[8] Clash,[9] The List [10] and The Skinny.[11]

During 2009 and 2010, the band were included in regular rotation on local and national BBC radio stations, and playlisted by a number of BBC presenters including Gideon Coe, Marc Riley, Vic Galloway and Nemone.[12] They made appearances in many music festivals, including RockNess,[13] T in the Park, Truck, End of the Road and Glastonbury.[14] In May 2013, Meursault's third studio album, Something for the Weakened, was shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) award. In 2017, they were once again recognised as the album 'I Will Kill Again' was longlisted for that award.[15]

The band's latest full album, Crow Hill, was released in mid 2019.[16][17]

  1. ^ Brown, Alistair (3 June 2009). "Ones To Watch: Meursault". Clash.
  2. ^ Drever, Ryan (7 January 2010). "10 for 2010: Meursault". The List.
  3. ^ Shepherd, Fiona (5 December 2008). "Album review: Meursault - Pissing on Bonfires, Kissing with Tongues". The Scotsman.
  4. ^ Hamilton, Billy (2 December 2008). "Meursault - Pissing On Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues". The Skinny.
  5. ^ Bruce, Gordon (26 November 2008). "Scottish Albums Of The Decade No. 16: Meursault - Pissing On Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues". The Skinny.
  6. ^ Ubaghs, Charles (25 May 2010). "Meursault All Creatures Will Make Merry Review". BBC.
  7. ^ Granzin, Amy (24 June 2010). "Album Review: Meursault - All Creatures Will Make Merry". Pitchfork.
  8. ^ Harper, Simon (1 June 2010). "Meursault - All Creatures Will Make Merry (Song, by Toad)". Bearded.
  9. ^ Drever, Ryan (26 May 2010). "Meursault - All Creatures Will Make Merry". Clash.
  10. ^ Atkinson, Robin (6 May 2010). "Meursault - All Creatures Will Make Merry". The List.
  11. ^ Hamilton, Billy (4 May 2010). "Meursault - All Creatures Will Make Merry". The Skinny.
  12. ^ BBC Music (December 2008). "Meursault". BBC.
  13. ^ Ashman, Neil (21 June 2010). "Rockness 2010: the DiS review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  14. ^ BBC (23 June 2010). "Glastonbury 2010: Meursault". BBC.
  15. ^ "The SAY (Scottish Album of the Year) Award". Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Crow Hill by Meursault". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  17. ^ MacIntyre, Fraser (12 June 2019). "Meursault Album Review – Crow Hill". The Skinny.