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Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II
Folk · 2000 · 15 tracks

Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II

Billy Bragg

A warm, communal resurrection of lost Woody Guthrie lyrics. Dusty Americana meets British grit in a sun-drenched, loose-limbed studio session.

May 29, 2000

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A sun-drenched and soulful excavation of the past that feels vibrantly alive in the present.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Airline to Heaven
4:53
02
My Flying Saucer
1:48
03
Feed of Man
4:10
04
Hot Rod Hotel
3:20
05
I Was Born
1:52
06
Secret of the Sea
2:45
07
Stetson Kennedy
2:42
08
Remember the Mountain Bed
6:29
09
Blood of the Lamb
4:19
10
Aginst th’ Law
3:05
11
All You Fascists
2:45
12
Joe DiMaggio Done It Again
2:35
13
Meanest Man
3:48
14
Black Wind Blowing
3:02
15
Someday Some Morning Sometime
2:51
Moments Worth Listening For
The sprawling, six-minute poetic immersion of Remember the Mountain Bed where the arrangement swells like a rising tide.
The unexpected, playful bounce of My Flying Saucer providing a whimsical counterpoint to the album's weightier themes.
The communal, gospel-tinged fervor of Airline to Heaven where the organ and harmonies create a sense of shared ascent.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II sound next to the rest of Billy Bragg's catalogue?

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Bonfire saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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