Hey Mercedes - Loses Control - VINYL LP

In a way, spring 2020 has offered us the luxury of time. Eight unforeseen weeks of creation during which French experimental rock band Hifiklub was able, on the one hand, to provide the single InchStaying At HomeInch with Jad Fair (Half Japanese) for Joyful Noise Recordings compilation 'Safe In Sound - Home Recordings From Quarantine' but also, on the other hand, remotely record this brand new album with producer Anthony InchDaffodilInch Belguise, drummer Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden) and trumpet player Reuben Lewis (I Hold the Lion's Paw). That, while reformatting the internal balance of the group, returning to an Inchopen trioInch formula - and no longer a quartet around permanent members Pascal Abbattucci Julien, Jean-Loup Faurat and Regis Laugier. All this, above all, by having only the means at hand in such circumstances. The instrumental character of this new discographic stage, made up of six distinct movements, is only shaken by rare vocal interventions supporting passages where the music becomes more intense. This real sound puzzle assembled by Daffodil reveals the darkness and modernity characteristic of his latest productions. His meticulous mixing work allows this 25-minute musical piece, thought of as a whole, to evolve in the sandstone of unexpected rhythmic and harmonic breaks during which the trumpet and electronic sounds constantly revive the machine. On pink vinyl.

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- 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. In March 2026, Polyvinyl Records will reissue the complete Hey Mercedes catalog. With several EPs and albums currently out of print, this will provide Hey Mercedes fans with the opportunity to obtain every Hey Mercedes title on vinyl.

One of those one-guy-and-his-tape deck affairs. An ode to an older South of traditional values, pastoral imagery, and arcane manners. This is arresting stuff, intimate InchAmerican GothicInch style portraits and landscapes, traditional backdrops, laced with the most immediately seductive melodies. Inch... a pure charm and a delight to hear, best absorbed while driving long distances... gorgeous! - AEC Movie Dowager EmpressInch