Oh Mercy - Privileged Woes

[Casadeldisco / Shock: 2009]
Oh Mercy’s first full length album is a sweet and laidback piece of backyard Australiana that fans of Augie March, Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males and The Go Betweens will immediately find a soft spot for. This young Melbourne band is helmed by Alexander Gow – mellow-voiced lead singer and chief songwriter with a talent for storytelling, in particular about the highs and lows of youthful romance. And in keeping with the romantic theme, according to their label, the album was recorded in a room the size of a single bed with a mattress against the wall for sound-proofing. Radio favourites “Lay everything on me” and “Seemed like a good Idea” are the perfect album openers and set the way for the rest of the albums down-tempo indie pop tunes and breezy folk melodies that are apt for couch-lounging and lazing in the sunshine.

'Privileged Woes' is out on August 21

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