A message from the boys

Wednesday Sep 12th, 2007

hi street team, fans, merc supporters local and beyond!

how are you all travelin? we've been traveling, in a tarago van mainly, playing 38 shows in 7 weeks on our tour. thank you (we can't thank you enough) to all for coming down for the hang, and an even bigger thanks to all who rocked the night away with us! very satisfied but enjoying a tiny rest - no rest for the wicked though - as i'm writing to inform you all of the release of our new single called THE HARD WAY.

Well, this single is out very soon and that means it's gonna be available in stores and also digitally, itunes etc. so please go and grab a copy. to tell you a little bit about the song: well, it's basically a soul infused rock track which lyrically pays a bit of homage to my dad's advice for getting through hard times when you're growing up. i guess life is always a learning curve for me and his advice has been very balanced and straight to the point. he said at times when i'd made a mistake that this is the only way to really learn for yourself - to get out there and take a bite, and chew, even if you end up chewin the dirt. anyhow, the guys play their asses off on this song and it's got a cool guitar riff which almost sounds a little southern soul in nature. Hope you dig it.

All the best...and keep an eye out for shows and releases in the future...til then -- onwards and ono sideboards!  

rai and thirsty merc  

The Hard Way will contain the following B-side Tracks:  
The Hard Way (Radio Edit) 3:57
The Vision (Live) 6:34
20 Good Reasons (Acoustic) 3:35