NEWS: Have Mercy Premiere New Song "Two Years" on MTV
OCTOBER 20th, 2014 - BALTIMORE, MD - Have Mercy has premiered "Two Years," the third single off their upcoming album A Place of Our Own, today with MTV! Stream "Two Years" now here: http://havemercy.mtv.com, and check out MTV's write up for the song here: http://on.mtv.com/1vCSVG1. A Place Of Our Own is Have Mercy's second LP and is set to release on October 27th via Hopeless Records. For more information, please visit wearehavemercy.com.
Have Mercy will be playing their first official CMJ showcase in Williamsburg, NY at The Living Room in Brooklyn Wednesday of this week, just a few days before they hit the road with Real Friends, Neck Deep, and Cruel Hand. The North American tour kicks off with a sold out show on October 25th in Chicago, IL at The Bottom Lounge! Tickets for the tour are on sale now. For more information, visit http://hopelessrecords.com/tours/.
When discussing the new track, singer Brian Swindle stated, ""Two Years" really set the tone for the record. I wrote the lyrics on my phone the day that my relationship with my ex ended. I was hanging with a friend the night of and he had a riff he wanted to mess around with," he said.He continued, "Somehow the melody I had when I wrote the lyrics and the riff he had fit perfectly. Him and I stayed up until 6am writing "Two Years". The song is just kind of a conversation with myself about the things that were going on in my head. We wrote a few songs for the record before this song but once it was written we knew how we wanted to finish the album and what feel we wanted to give."
In the case of Baltimore's Have Mercy, what wins out-and what ultimately astounds-is raw, unfiltered passion. The band's debut LP, The Earth Pushed Back, was one of the most honest records of 2013-an album that fans of punk and emo from Brand New to Tigers Jaw to Taking Back Sunday simply couldn't afford to miss out on.
Produced by Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, The Dangerous Summer, many more), A Place Of Our Own is a refined, more muscular version of what they did well on The Earth Pushed Back - as if they trimmed the fat on some aspects of their sound while showing major growth across the board. It's an organic, sometimes subtle and sometimes very noticeable type of growth. Everyone simply sounds better from an instrumental perspective, and Swindle's gritty vocals have become only more defining this go-round.
Have Mercy is Brian Swindle (vocals/guitar), Nick Woolford (bass/vocals), Todd Wallace (drums), and Andrew Johnson(guitar).
Tour Dates:
Oct 22 - CMJ- Big Picture Media Showcase - The Living Room, Brooklyn, NY.
Oct 25 - Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge - SOLD OUT
Oct 26 - Milwaukee, WI @ Best Place Brewery
Oct 27 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe's
Oct 28 - Burnsville, MN @ The Garage
Oct 29 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
Oct 30 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
Oct 31 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue (Formerly Bricks)
Nov 2 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Nov 4 - Portland, OR @ The Alhambra Theater
Nov 5 - Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro
Nov 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
Nov 7 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction - SOLD OUT
Nov 8 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Nov 9 - San Diego, CA @ The Epicentre
Nov 10 - Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre
Nov 12 - Dallas, TX @ The Door
Nov 13 - San Antonio, TX @ The Korova
Nov 14 - Houston, TX @ Walter's on Washington
Nov 15 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Music Park
Nov 16 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
Nov 17 - Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
Nov 18 - Margate, FL @ O'Malley's Sports Bar
Nov 19 - Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly
Nov 20 - Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
Nov 21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts
Nov 22 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall - Marlin Room - SOLD OUT
Nov 23 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair - Matinee Show
Nov 23 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair - SOLD OUT
Nov 24 - Freehold, NJ @ GameChangerWorld
Nov 25 - Buffalo, NY @ The Waiting Room
Nov 26 - Toronto, ON @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club
Nov 28 - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
Nov 29 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
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