Mercy, the Sexton
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | SELF
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“Not only are these songs energetic, they’re completely unforgettable.”
-Robert Hiscock - Product of Newfoundland Blog
“The high-energy pop is punctuated with dandy New Wave harmonies, clever lyrics and enough guitar edge to hold the interest of those of us who winced the first time synthy keyboards took over the airwaves.” - Ken Simmons
“Three years ago, Springsteen came on my car radio, talking about starting out with his band. They would play anywhere, for anyone, and learn any song, because they wanted to play that badly. Three days ago Mercy, the Sexton took me straight back to that sunny morning. They love to play, and because they love, the crowd loves them. Because they want to be there, the crowd wants to be there with them. They are the band that just loves to play” - Dana Cooper, Writer
“Three years ago, Springsteen came on my car radio, talking about starting out with his band. They would play anywhere, for anyone, and learn any song, because they wanted to play that badly. Three days ago Mercy, the Sexton took me straight back to that sunny morning. They love to play, and because they love, the crowd loves them. Because they want to be there, the crowd wants to be there with them. They are the band that just loves to play” - Dana Cooper, Writer
"Clever and catchy, fast and young, Mercy sound the way a great weekend feels. Beats you can dance to, melodies you can hum, these guys have boiled down dance-rock and taken only the essentials, leaving the lame and the obvious behind." - Zach Goudie
"Clever and catchy, fast and young, Mercy sound the way a great weekend feels. Beats you can dance to, melodies you can hum, these guys have boiled down dance-rock and taken only the essentials, leaving the lame and the obvious behind." - Zach Goudie
“Mercy, the Sexton have this irresistible danceability to their rock music that catches you and never lets you go.” - Kevin Kelly
“Mercy, the Sexton have this irresistible danceability to their rock music that catches you and never lets you go.” - Kevin Kelly
“Two minute power pop songs with hooks-a-plenty. I was up outta my seat and into it by the second song. I'm sure they'll be filling the local haunts in no time.” - Messageboard
“Two minute power pop songs with hooks-a-plenty. I was up outta my seat and into it by the second song. I'm sure they'll be filling the local haunts in no time.” - Messageboard
Discography
Sophomore album Say it Back released on December 17, 2010.
Debut album Another Month released on April 25, 2008.
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Mercy the Sexton. Think The Cars meet Phoenix in a booze-can on a barren rock in the North Atlantic that has its own time zone. You might hear 80s pop, Motown, electro, 50s rock-and-roll, new wave, Pavement and/or Springsteen. The songs are about when relationships get complicated. It’s kind of like nouveau new-wave painted with primary colours in the girls’ bathroom at your favourite dive.
Say it Back, Mercy the Sexton’s sophomore release, is the follow-up to 2008 Atlantis Prize winning Another Month. Recorded over sessions in January and June of 2010, Say it Back lives in St. John’s slushy mornings and Toronto’s t-shirt nights. Evolving the sound they established on Another Month, the album stretches Mercy's hooky pop aesthetic (two songs on the record run longer than 4 minutes). The music is at times layered and full (the singalong chorus in "I'm Only Saying') and spacious (the moody first verse in 'Away, Away'). Mercy has added several new colours to its songwriting palette: 'He Said, She Said' is a duet for ill-fated lovers, while ‘Back on the Lake’ is damn close to a ballad. The lyrics have an honest wit, and images of travel, aging and longing inform these often bittersweet and sometimes funny songs.
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