Kick Up the Dust

Blood Meridian | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 8, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: V2 North America
• ASIN: B000GFRDTK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,938 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Your Boyfriend Blues

2. Work Hard, For What?

3. Let It Come Down

4. Most Days

5. Soldiers Of Christ

6. Kick Up The Dust

7. In The Forest, Under The Moon

8. Good Lover

9. Try For You

10. Get Someplace Else

11. I Don't Believe

12. Mcdonald's Blues

Editorial Reviews

Singer/songwriter Matthew Camirand is a man with a diverse rock 'n' roll history, as a former member of The Black Halos and currently the bassist in Black Mountain. Blood Meridian's debut contains twelve stunningly diverse tracks for days when the skies are slate-grey and Jim Beam is the only friend worth turning to. "In the tradition of landmarks like The Gun Club's 'Fire Of Love', Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' 'Tender Prey', and Neil Young's 'On The Beach', 'Kick Up The Dust' defies easy categorization" - Popmatters.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, November 9, 2006

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Alfred larue - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kick Up the Dust (Audio CD)

I'm not great at putting opinions into words so this will be brief. This album is utterly amazing. Very emotional and biting, not in an "Emo" sense like Sunny Day Real Estate but Hank Williams/Jeffrey Lee Pierce Emo. Immerse yourself now.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This recording is amazing, April 24, 2008

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Jonathan Dixon (San Fran) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kick Up the Dust (Audio CD)

I like Black Mountain and Pink Mountaintops, so I gave this a try as I know there are some overlapping members in all three bands. This CD quickly rose to the top of my list of favorite recordings of 2007, and I am still listening to it frequently. They captured a moment here...it's got the nihilism of Cormac Mcarthys Novel, which the band took as their moniker, but it's also got great inspired guitar and a refreshing attitude of rebellion. But basically it's got a bunch of great songs. I can't recommend it enough.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Forgettable, February 12, 2008

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imants "imants" (Bora Bora) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kick Up the Dust (Audio CD)

It is quite amusing to read the above editorial review and find Kick Up the Dust compared with masterpieces like The Gun Club's Fire of Love, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Tender Prey and Neil Young's On the Beach. This album is in fact nowhere close to those great works. This album is quite forgettable and sounds like wanna-be alt-country. Not to mention the singer's voice sounds similar to Conor Oberst's which I find to be very annoying. The lyrics and horrible as well. If you want indie-cred, buying this album will probably make you seem cool. If you want good music and songs, stay away from this one.