ALBUM REVIEW: Meryl Streek – Songs For The Deceased

Venn Records

Released: 25.10.24

There’s no doubting the intent of this album; headlining injustices and the suffering of a downtrodden Irish which equally broadcasts universally; a vitriolic clarion call to fight back, to tell everyone viscerally what the hell is happening; Meryl Streek hides nothing.

Musically it combines unbridled verbal salvos, anarcho-punk attitude and punchy electric indie. If This Is Life is a meaningful, almost melancholic, highlight, as is Gambling Death which makes use of regional news to expose poorer regions being exploited by an exponential number of high street bookies, with the tune backed by a heavy riff serving as a fitting frame for this pernicious addiction and its escalating related suicides. “Never give up on the life you deserve” proclaims our furious host.