
Pre-Order Mercyland "Mercyland" Webstore-Exclusive LP+ CD+ Tee Bundle
Pre-Order Mercyland "Mercyland" Webstore-Exclusive Smoke Colored LP+ CD+ Tee Bundle
Mercyland, led by David Barbe (Bob Mould’s Sugar), was a foundational post-punk trio from Athens, Georgia. Formed in 1985 and dissolved by 1991, the band left behind a body of work that never saw a wide release. The band was nourished by a steady diet of the Minutemen’s Double Nickels on the Dime, Husker Du’s Metal Circus, Meat Puppets 2, Dinosaur Jr’s Yr Living All Over Me, Volcano Suns, and Mission of Burma.
“Mercyland" unveils eleven tracks recorded from 1985-1987 that are raw, urgent, and deeply tied to the American underground. Produced and curated by Barbe, the collection draws from early 8-track recordings, studio demos and live performances. This is a necessary historical document of the earliest material of the criminally unknown band, which captures the spirit of a band ahead of its time.
Bundle Includes:
- Mercyland on Website-Exclusive Smoke Colored Vinyl
- Mercyland on CD in a Gatefold Eco-Wallet with Full-Color Insert
- A Website-Exclusive Mercyland T-Shirt
Track Listing:
- Amerigod
- Black on Black on Black
- Ciderhead
- Fall of the City
- Radio Thieves
- Vomit Clown
- City of Embers
- Western Guns
- Imperial Vision
- Can't Slow Down to Think
- Nightfall
Recording Sessions
- Oct 1985, ½” 8-track: Tracks 6, 7, 8
- March 1986, 1” 16-track: Tracks 4
- September 1986, 1” 16 track: Tracks 1, 5
- May 1987, 1” 16-track: Tracks 2, 3, 9,10
- October 1987, live to 2-track VHS: Track 11