HEY MERCEDES
LOSES CONTROL (COKE BOTTLE CLEAR) - LP

UPC: 644110052216
Label: POLYVINYL RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: March 27, 2026
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LP - Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl (2026 Reissue). 

Hey Mercedes, formed from members of Chicago's emo band Braid, included Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, Mark Dawursk, and Damon Atkinson. They debuted with a self-titled EP (Polyvinyl Records ) in 2000 and followed up with extensive touring and two full-length albums: Everynight Fire Works (Vagrant Records) in 2001 and Loses Control (Vagrant Records) in 2003 along with two more EP’s: The Weekend EP (Vagrant Records) in 2002 and Unorchestrated (Grand Theft Autumn) in 2004.

Dawursk left at the end of 2001 and was replaced by Mike Shumaker. After 359 shows and several releases, the band disbanded in April 2005. They played a reunion show in 2007 and celebrated the 15th anniversary of Everynight Fire Works in 2016 with a remastered re-release and select live performances. In 2025, the band made their live comeback at Las Vegas's second annual Best Friends Forever Festival and will continue to play more shows in 2026. Polyvinyl Records now reissue the complete Hey Mercedes catalog. With several EPs and albums currently out of print, this release will provide Hey Mercedes fans with the opportunity to obtain every Hey Mercedes title on vinyl.

TRACK LIST:

A1        Quality Revenge At Last
A2        It's Been A Blast
A3        Playing Your Song
A4        Knowing When To Stop
A5        The Boy Destroyers
A6        Unorchestrated

B1        Lashing Out
B2        Police Police Me
B3        Oh Penny
B4        The Switch
B5        Absolute Zero Drive
B6        Go On Drone