Baltimore’s rock luminaries Have Mercy return with their highly anticipated single “Irrational Fears.” This marks the band’s first release since the success of their 2022 album, NUMB, which brought Have Mercy back to the forefront of the alternative music scene after a three-year hiatus. The single arrives just a year after the band’s powerful re-entry and features their signature introspective lyrics paired with a bold, electrifying sound.
I think a lot of people will be able to relate to Irrational Fears. I wrote the lyrics as if I was in the middle of a meltdown. Mentally running through different scenarios, regrets, things that don’t make sense in the world" shares Brian Swindle. "It’s the overwhelming weight of depression and anxiety ripping your world apart. My mental health is pretty “in check” nowadays and sobriety is going strong but it’s nice to visit those themes in our writing.”
Have Mercy reunited in 2022 and released new music for the first time since 2019, capturing the attention of Brooklyn Vegan, FLOOD Magazine, The Noise, and more. The self-titled EP features recent singles “Fast Car”, “SIO”, and “I’m Gonna Be Ok”, and is out now via ZODHIAC Records.
Following the EP, Have Mercy signed with international label Rude Records to release a CD re-pressing of their debut LP The Earth Pushed Back. They also shared a previously unreleased b-side from their 2012 EP, My Oldest Friend, titled “Seventeen”. Most recently the band covered Smashing Pumpkins’ “1979” for Changing Tides, a compilation of acoustic covers benefitting Sea Shepherd as part of Rude Records’ charitable arm Rude Cares.
For more information on Have Mercy, please visit:
http://www.havemercymusic.com/.
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