“…Las Vegas trio Mercy Music stays grounded in a click-obsessed world” – Las Vegas Weekly

“Las Vegas punks Mercy Music bring a special brand of pop punk on their newest effort What You Stand To Lose. Very much in the vein of classic punk acts like Jawbreaker, Jawbox, Samiam but also mixed with more traditional pop aspects which brings them into another realm.” – Rebel Noise

MERCY MUSIC
Dive Headfirst Into Denial With Sludgy Single
“Found Out I’m Useless“
About Being Gaslit And Constantly Refusing To Accept It 

Fourth Full-length Album What You Stand To Lose
Out June 30th via Double Helix Records/SBÄM Records
Produced by Bill Stevenson and Mixed by Jason Livermore

West Coast Shows Announced for June/July

JUNE 2 2023 (Las Vegas, NV) – “This song is about being gaslit while in such a deep stage of denial,” says vocalist and guitarist Brendan Scholz of Las Vegas-based pop-punk outfit MERCY MUSIC on the band’s sludgy new single “Found Out I’m Useless” taken from their upcoming fourth full-length album What You Stand To Lose out June 30, 2023 via Double Helix Records/SBÄM Records.

Scholz adds that the song is about convincing yourself the situation is still salvageable even though, in your heart of hearts, you know it’s not, “The truth is right in front of you, but you constantly refuse to accept it.” The lighthearted sarcasm of lyrics such as “I fit the pieces, but still fail to excel / Unwanted  / I stay the course, and sail the ship straight to hell / Don’t want it” helps counter the overall frustration. Bassist Jarred Cooper adds, “[The song is] a little bit of a departure, but I think it fits well on the record. It really gives me ’90s slacker vibes.”

In support of the band’s June 30th album release, they are kicking off a round of West Coast dates, the first two shows being with headliners Versus the World alongside Loves Equals Death at Long Beach’s Supply and Demand on June 16 and then at Los Angeles’ Permanent Records Roadhouse on June 17.

The band will then hit the road with NOT (which features Scholz and Cooper of Mercy Music, singer-songwriter Davey Warsop of Sharp Shock and Kyle Whitmore on drums) for four shows spanning Tempe, AZ (Yucca Tap Room on June 28); Costa Mesa (The Wayfarer on June 29); San Diego (Tower Bar on June 30) and will wrap up on July 2 in San Francisco (at The Kilowatt). Throughout these live shows, the band will perform album singles such as the hopeful and determined “Suddenly” and the devastatingly upbeat “Love You/Need You.” Tickets can be found at https://mercymusicforyou.com

Live Shows:

June 16 – Long Beach, CA @ Supply and Demand
(with Versus the World and Loves Equals Death)

June 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Permanent Records Roadhouse 
(with Versus the World and Loves Equals Death)

June 28 – Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room 
(with NOT / Local support: Winterhaven, Ghost in the willow)

June 29 – Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer 
(with NOT / Local support: Moldy Roses, Taken Days)

June 30 – San Diego, CA @ Tower Bar 
(with NOT / Local support: Matt Caskitt and The Breaks, Shades Mcool and The Bold Flavors)

July 2 – San Francisco, CA @ The Kilowatt 
(with NOT / Local support: Sweet Gloom, Tess Stevens)

What You Stand To Lose was produced by Bill Stevenson (Descendents, ALL, Black Flag) and mixed by Jason Livermore (Descendents, Propagandhi, NOFX, Hot Water Music) and similar to the album’s singles, there’s an underlying theme on the album that sees of the physical and mental pain that comes with heartbreak and the emotional growth that follows. Throughout these 11 tracks, the band (Brendan, who penned all the songs; bassist Jarred Cooper; and drummer Rye Martin) find inspiration in the fact that nothing should be taken for granted, no time should be wasted, and there is everything in the world to lose by not collectively fighting hard enough to succeed.

The album title itself refers to the many monumental changes in vocalist and guitarist Brendan Scholz personal life since it was “flipped upside down” between this album and their last (2020’s Nothing in the Dark). He says the album is about “coming face to face with one of your worst fears, learning from the experience, and hoping you come out the other side a better person.”  

What You Stand To Lose
Tracklisting:

1. Suddenly
2. Love You/Need You
3. REAL
4. Believe in We
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

When all is said and done, Scholz, Cooper, and Martin are just good people who care a whole lot about the people who depend on them – all three of them are devoted fathers, the latter two to very young children – and they also care a whole lot about the people who turn to Mercy Music for solace. Cooper adds, “When people listen to our new album, I want them to feel happy, sad, inspired, and depressed. Then I want them to feel happy again. That last part is critically important.”  

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 they formed in 2014 and the band sounds every bit like the seasoned veterans they now are.   

Mercy Music’s What You Stand To Lose will be released on June 30th via Double Helix Records/SBÄM Records. “Found Out I’m Useless” is available today on all streaming platforms.

“Found Out I’m Useless” lyrics:

Seen the end for a while myself
Don’t want it
Coming through, but you forgot to send help
Unwanted

Think I’m dumb
Seems you’ve found out I’m
Useless. Running,
Brought me along for the ride
I’ve been numb, I’m high strung and you’re ruthless, funny
It’s what I’ve always feared

I fit the pieces, but still fail to excel
Unwanted
I stay the course, and sail the ship straight to hell
Don’t want it

I’m in the darkest place
With all the love in my heart, still falling on my face
You’ve given up on me
I don’t blame you, it’s your life

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