Merriment (album)

Merriment
Studio album by Vic Chesnutt
Released	29 August 2000
Genre	Folk-Rock Alt-Country
Label	Backburner Records
Producer	Kelly Keneipp, Nikki Keneipp, Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt chronology
The Salesman and Bernadette (1998) Merriment (2000) Left to his Own Devices (2001)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	(8.0/10)[1]

The music review online magazine Pitchfork Media gave Merriment an 8.0.^[2]

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. Pitchfork Media review
2. "Album Reviews: Vic Chesnutt / Mr. & Mrs. Keneipp: Merriment". Pitchfork. 2000-06-19. Retrieved 2011-05-29.