Merriment

Merriment is a 2000 album by Vic Chesnutt.[1][2] The album is a collaborative effort between Georgia-based musicians Chesnutt and Kelly and Nikki Keneipp, with Chesnutt writing and singing the songs, and the Keneipps playing the music. It was released on the Keneipps' record label, Backburner Records, on August 29, 2000.

Merriment
Studio album by
Vic Chesnutt
Released29 August 2000
GenreFolk rock
Alt-Country
LabelBackburner Records
ProducerKelly Keneipp, Nikki Keneipp, Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt chronology
The Salesman and Bernadette
(1998)		 Merriment
(2000)		 Left to his Own Devices
(2001)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Austin Chronicle[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[7]
The Stranger[8]

Pitchfork Media gave Merriment an 8.0.[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Vic Chesnutt.

Musical accompaniment by Kelly and Nikki Keneipp.

  1. "Merriment" – 4:40
  2. "Fissle" – 2:46
  3. "Feather" – 2:46
  4. "Sunny Pasture" – 2:43
  5. "Preponderance" – 2:47
  6. "Haiku" – 2:46
  7. "Mighty Monkey" – 4:26
  8. "DNA" – 3:00
  9. "Deeper Currents" – 3:47
  10. "Merriment Reprise" – 4:04

References
  1. "Vic Chesnutt and Mr. And Mrs. Keneipp Merriment". exclaim.ca.
  2. "Vic Chesnutt".
  3. Richie Unterberger (2000-05-30). "Merriment - Vic Chesnutt | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. "Vic Chesnutt & Mr. and Mrs. Keneipp Merriment (Backburner)". www.austinchronicle.com.
  5. "** 1/2 Vic Chesnutt and Mr. and Mrs. Keneipp, "Merriment," Backburner". Los Angeles Times. August 19, 2000.
  6. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (June 8, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  7. "Vic Chesnutt / Mr. & Mrs. Keneipp: Merriment". Pitchfork.
  8. "CD Review Revue". The Stranger.


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