Oh Mercy

"Listening to Oh Mercy is like having Augie March covering The Go-Betweens in your backyard on a sunny afternoon; breezy, pleasant and a little dreamy." Oyster Mag online
Alexander Gow and Thomas Savage, the duo at the heart of Melbourne four-piece Oh Mercy, blend evocative and intelligent lyricism with a strong pop sensibility. In the Nude for Love, the bands first full EP release is both a taste of their forthcoming debut album Privileged Woes, and a preview of the depth of the young songwriters polished pop brilliance.

"Alexander Gow & Thomas Savage are intent on nurturing that Australian balladeer genre by drinking their longnecks under a fig tree in the setting sun…. expect winsome guitar lines; expect your new favourite band" JMAG 2009

The EP features Lay Everything On Me, added to high rotation on Triple J in April 2009, and Seemed Like a Good Idea, a track also highly rotated on Triple J after being announced as a Next Crop Artist during Australian Music Month in late 2008. Newly recorded acoustic tracks In My Stride and Needs a Woman plus older favourite Too Far To Please, along with a guest appearance by a family of Kookaburras, are the kind of songs that make In the Nude for Love such an exciting release.

"Oh Mercy are a remarkably assured Melbourne duo who point their plectrums in the direction of The Go-Betweens and The Triffids" Herald-Sun 2008

Feature tracks were recorded by Myles Wootton (The Panics), mixed by Matt Voigt (Cat Power, The Dirty Three, Paul Kelly) and mastered by Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound New York (The Strokes, TV on the Radio), while Matt Voigt took care of all duties on the acoustic tracks.

Having toured relentlessly over the last year with the likes of The Panics (2008), Whitley (2008), Sparkadia (2008), End Of Fashion (2009), The Kaiser Chiefs (2009), Ben Kweller (2009) and Little Birdy (2009) in their trusty touring companion Pauline the Hiace, Oh Mercy are well versed in the ways of the road. The band will continue to rack up the miles at an Olympic pace as they do their own EP launches along the East Coast.

"Classic lyrical pop" The Age, 2009

In The Nude for Love is where this exciting story will begin, and Oh Mercy are ready for you to discover them.

In The Nude For Love is out now through Casadeldisco Records.

Oh Mercy's debut album Privileged Woes will be released on August 21, 2009