MERCYLAND
MERCYLAND - LP
UPC: 634457233706
Label: PROPELLER SOUND
Format: LP
Release Date: December 5, 2025
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Mercyland, led by David Barbe (Bob Mould’s Sugar), was a foundational post-punk trio from Athens, Georgia. Formed in 1985 and dissolved by 1991, the band left behind a body of work that was never widely released. The band was nourished by a steady diet of the Minutemen’s Double Nickels on the Dime, Husker Du’s Metal Circus, Meat Puppets 2, Dinosaur Jr’s Yr Living All Over Me, Volcano Suns, and Mission of Burma.
“Mercyland" unveils eleven tracks recorded from 1985-1987 that are raw, urgent, and deeply tied to the American underground. Produced and curated by Barbe, the collection draws from early 8-track recordings, studio demos and live performances. This is a necessary historical document of the earliest material of the criminally unknown band, which captures the spirit of a band ahead of its time.
TRACK LIST:
- Amerigod
- Black on Black on Black
- Ciderhead
- Fall of the City
- Radio Thieves
- Vomit Clown
- City of Embers
- Western Guns
- Imperial Vision
- Can't Slow Down to Think
- Nightfall
Recording Sessions
- Oct 1985, ½” 8-track: Tracks 6, 7, 8
- March 1986, 1” 16-track: Tracks 4
- September 1986, 1” 16 track: Tracks 1, 5
- May 1987, 1” 16-track: Tracks 2, 3, 9,10
- October 1987, live to 2-track VHS: Track 11
