Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 31-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
“Despite the large discography, Mecca Normal owes its reputation primarily to intense live performances: Smith taunts the audience, weaving through onlookers, microphone in hand, staring them down and charging them to re-examine and take responsibility for the world they live in. Meanwhile, Lester throws himself at his instrument, filling up the silence, drenching it with passion and sweat.” —Lydia Anderson, Trouser Press
“Gravity Believes” from the album Sitting On Snaps (Matador, 1995) (download):
