Mercury Rev Live On Music: Response
Mercury Rev play live as frontman Jonathan Donahue talks to Ian Camfield about experimenting in the mountains and why new album 'The Secret Migration' isn't their 'Dark Side of The Moon'. Hear the session and interview here.
One of the most incandescently innovative bands of recent memory, Mercury Rev's continuing ability to forge remarkably beautiful music from the chaos of perennial line-up changes, industry machinations and (probably) the consumption of huge amounts of psychoactive drugs - the latest product of the Mercury Rev fever-dream factory is 'The Secret Migration'.
Playing tracks from the album live on Music: Response, Jonathan Donahue talked to Ian Camfield about their experiences recording the album in their mountain studio, the pleasures and pitfalls of being your own boss and why he's not keen on comparisons with 'Dark Side of The Moon'-era Pink Floyd. [listen]
Mercury Rev 'Diamonds'
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Donahue's trademark tremelous vocal slides smoothly over skittish guitars and a tender piano. Pretty.
Mercury Rev 'In A Funny Way'
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Debut single from 'The Secret Migration'. Going one better than Shakespeare, Donahue compares the object of his affections to an entire season. Take that, Will.
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