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Date of release: Nov 15 2024
MRCY are producer Barney Lister and vocalist Kojo Degraft-Johnson.
Hailing from different ends of England and disparate cultures, theirs
is a space of soulful self-expression that combines the timeless
musical warmth and social consciousness of Marvin Gaye with the
genre-melding, modern sensibility of Anderson .Paak and SAULT.
"It's like hearing a distant memory," Barney says. "But one that
speaks to where you are now."
MRCY first connected over Instagram in the pandemic before
meeting up IRL in Brixton, where they immediately found common
ground in their time spent hustling behind the scenes. Hailing from
Huddersfield's thriving soundsystem culture, Barney has established
himself as one of the UK's most in-demand producers, with
collaborations ranging from Ivor-Award-winning work with
Obongjayar to Mercury-nominated records with Joy Crookes and
Olivia Dean. South London-raised Kojo, meanwhile, earned his
stripes in church as well as singing with equally-illustrious
homegrown artists like Cleo Sol and Little Simz. MRCY's music
reverberates with individual perspectives, but also reminds how
those common experiences of graft, grit and abandon have always
been able to bring crowds - or a new band - together through tough
times.
Debut single 'Lorelei' exemplifies MRCY's method of viewing Soul
through the contemporary looking glass. Their upcoming project,
VOLUME 1, artfully combines musical weight, commanding vocals
and otherworldly touches to produce songs that feel as personal as
they are deeply universal. For Barney and Kojo, the band is as much
about putting yourself first as it is the spirit of compassion, empathy
and m(e)rcy that has never felt more needed. Soul, says Barney, is
"good people making music that matters." And from the very first
line of standout single 'R.L.M.' - "London rain on the window / I don't
care where we're gonna go / I'm good with you" - MRCY offer a
blissful respite from and an intoxicating soundtrack to the madness,
the magic, of the everyday
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Vinyl release of Mrcy - Volume 1. Released through DEAD OCEANS and available on LP.
(5544646)
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Cat No: DOC354LP
Barcode: 656605165417
Packaging: LP (100g)
SKU | 5544646 |
Barcode # | 656605165417 |
Artist | Mrcy |
Artist/Author | MRCY |
Shipping weight | 0.6140kg |
Format | LP (100g) |
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