{"id":4458,"date":"2020-09-23T19:36:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T18:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=4458"},"modified":"2020-09-25T09:35:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T08:35:51","slug":"the-menzingers-nail-lockdown-by-re-imagining-their-latest-album-as-a-melancholy-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=4458","title":{"rendered":"The Menzingers nail lockdown by re-imagining their latest album as a melancholy masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ALBUM REVIEW: The Menzingers &#8211; From Exile (Epitaph Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like most working musicians, blue-collar Philadelphia punks <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/themenzingers.com\/\">The Menzingers<\/a><\/strong> saw their livelihoods wiped out almost overnight when Covid-19 began to spread across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were on tour in Australia when the world began to ground to a halt, and they were forced to cut the dates short and head home to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But like many other creative types, they didn&#8217;t rest on their laurels when they were stuck at home; instead they about re-imagining their most recent album, 2019&#8217;s excellent <strong>Hello Exile<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=1108\">reviewed here<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result, recorded in the four band members&#8217; homes, attics and basements during lockdown, was aptly titled From Exile, and presents the 12 songs in a whole new light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They recorded their individual parts, shared the results via Dropbox and spliced them back all together.before sending it to friend and close collaborator Will Yip to mix and master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singer\/guitarist <strong>Greg Barnett<\/strong> says they made it up as they went along, and if that&#8217;s the case they might want to consider a career in improvisation, as the results are very impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/the-menzingers.jpg?resize=547%2C369\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/the-menzingers.jpg?w=547&amp;ssl=1 547w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/the-menzingers.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally they intended the album to be similar to their acoustic demo collection <strong>On 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mid-tempo country number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/the-menzingers-pic-by-jess-flynn.jpg?resize=640%2C436\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/the-menzingers-pic-by-jess-flynn.jpg?resize=1024%2C698&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/the-menzingers-pic-by-jess-flynn.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/the-menzingers-pic-by-jess-flynn.jpg?resize=768%2C524&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/the-menzingers-pic-by-jess-flynn.jpg?resize=1536%2C1047&amp;ssl=1 1536w, 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you&#8217;d certainly never guess that The Menzingers are a punk band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School Friend<\/strong> sees Barnett add some aching harmonica behind Tom May heart-searching vocal, while <strong>Hello Exile<\/strong> is slowed to a virtual crawl over some plaintive acoustic guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The band engaged the help of friend Kayleigh Goldsworthy to play violin on two tracks,<strong> Last To Know<\/strong> and <strong>I Can&#8217;t Stop Drinking<\/strong>, and such sympathetic treatment completely changes the dynamic of the songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Portland <\/strong>is transformed into a chirpy folk song, and is probably my favourite song on From Exile, showcasing May&#8217;s vocal superbly, and <strong>Strain Your Memory<\/strong> is similarly upbeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Exile is a wonderful listen, whether you&#8217;re a Menzingers fan or 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It&#8217;s available on 25 September on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/themenzingers.bandcamp.com\/\">digital download<\/a><\/strong>, with vinyl to follow in November.<strong> 8\/10. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALBUM REVIEW: The Menzingers &#8211; From Exile (Epitaph 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