Mercy Music - What You Stand To Lose
Description
Produced by Bill Stevenson (Descendents, ALL, Black Flag) and mixed by Jason Livermore (Descendents, Propagandhi, NOFX, Hot Water Music), What You Stand To Lose deals with the physical and emotional pain that comes with heartbreak and the emotional growth that follows.
In support of the album release, the band has joined NOT (featuring Scholz and Cooper of Mercy Music, singer-songwriter Davey Warsop of Sharp/Shock, and Kyle Whitmore on drums) for a handful of dates on the West Coast, including Tempe, AZ and Costa Mesa.
During these live shows, the band will perform singles from the album such as the sludgy Found Out I'm Useless, the hopeful and determined Suddenly, and the stunningly upbeat Love You/Need You.
The album title itself refers to the many monumental changes in Scholz's personal life that were "turned upside down" between this and her last album (2020's Nothing in the Dark). The band (Scholz, who wrote all the songs, Cooper and drummer Rye Martin) draw inspiration from the fact that nothing should be taken for granted, that no time should be wasted and that you can lose everything in the world if you don't fight hard enough together to succeed on these 11 tracks. Despite the turmoil, What You Stand To Lose somehow belies the actual circumstances of its creation. "I like to describe Mercy Music as pop hooks with guitar solos," Scholz adds. "We're somewhere between Superdrag, Squeeze, Samiam, Jawbreaker and Thin Lizzy."
Following the release of Nothing In The Dark in 2020, which was produced by Cameron Webb (Alkaline Trio/Motörhead), What You Stand To Lose is Mercy Music's fourth full-length album since their formation in 2014 and the band sound like the seasoned veterans they are now.
Tracklist:
1. Suddenly
2. Love You/Need You
3. REAL
4. believe in us
5. undone
6. fine
7. Watch Me Drown
8. Found Out I'm Useless
9. what's the use
10. Total Nightmare
11. Waiting To Begin
In support of the album release, the band has joined NOT (featuring Scholz and Cooper of Mercy Music, singer-songwriter Davey Warsop of Sharp/Shock, and Kyle Whitmore on drums) for a handful of dates on the West Coast, including Tempe, AZ and Costa Mesa.
During these live shows, the band will perform singles from the album such as the sludgy Found Out I'm Useless, the hopeful and determined Suddenly, and the stunningly upbeat Love You/Need You.
The album title itself refers to the many monumental changes in Scholz's personal life that were "turned upside down" between this and her last album (2020's Nothing in the Dark). The band (Scholz, who wrote all the songs, Cooper and drummer Rye Martin) draw inspiration from the fact that nothing should be taken for granted, that no time should be wasted and that you can lose everything in the world if you don't fight hard enough together to succeed on these 11 tracks. Despite the turmoil, What You Stand To Lose somehow belies the actual circumstances of its creation. "I like to describe Mercy Music as pop hooks with guitar solos," Scholz adds. "We're somewhere between Superdrag, Squeeze, Samiam, Jawbreaker and Thin Lizzy."
Following the release of Nothing In The Dark in 2020, which was produced by Cameron Webb (Alkaline Trio/Motörhead), What You Stand To Lose is Mercy Music's fourth full-length album since their formation in 2014 and the band sound like the seasoned veterans they are now.
Tracklist:
1. Suddenly
2. Love You/Need You
3. REAL
4. believe in us
5. undone
6. fine
7. Watch Me Drown
8. Found Out I'm Useless
9. what's the use
10. Total Nightmare
11. Waiting To Begin
| Band: | Mercy Music |
| Title: | What You Stand To Lose |
| Release: | 2023 |
| Label: | Sbäm |
| Bandinfo: | www.facebook.com/mercymusicforyou |
