Vinyl Record
Meskerem Mees - Julius
Meskerem Mees - Julius on LP vinyl. A 2021 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
LP ยท 2021
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 2021 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
Julius is Meskerem Mees's 2021 debut album, and it carries the confidence of an artist who understands that quiet can be commanding. Released after the breakthrough of Joe and the attention around her wins in Belgian music competitions, the record introduces a songwriting voice built from folk clarity, melodic patience and a conversational sense of detail. Seasons Shift opens the door gently; Parking Lot, The Writer, Blue and White and Queen Bee show how Mees can make small scenes feel emotionally charged; Joe remains the early calling card, but the album is not dependent on it. Songs like Astronaut, A Little More About Me, Song For Lewis, Where I'm From and How To Be Alone widen the portrait into memory, belonging and self-definition. The arrangements resist crowding the voice. That restraint lets the album feel both contemporary and unusually timeless, closer to a handwritten letter than a debut trying to prove too much.
The album matters because it establishes Mees as one of Belgium's distinctive young singer-songwriters of the early 2020s. Julius arrived with real momentum behind it, but its staying power comes from craft: melodic lines that feel simple only because they have been pared down carefully.
For collectors, Julius is the foundational Meskerem Mees record. It is the place to hear the early songs in album form and to understand why her voice made such an immediate impression. Keep it beside modern folk debuts where understatement is the signature rather than a limitation.
Bare, melodic singer-songwriter folk with close vocal presence, acoustic guitar focus, subtle chamber warmth and a reflective coming-of-age atmosphere.
Recommended for: Collectors of contemporary European folk debuts; Listeners who value intimate acoustic songwriting; Fans of clear vocals and gently narrative albums.
Is Julius Meskerem Mees's debut album? Yes. Julius is her debut studio album and the first full-length statement after early singles such as Joe brought wider attention. What songs help define Julius? Joe, Seasons Shift, The Writer, Queen Bee, Where I'm From and How To Be Alone give a strong sense of the album's melodic and lyrical range. What kind of listener is Julius for? It suits listeners who like modern folk records built around voice, acoustic space and emotional precision rather than large production gestures.