E-Link: HEY.MERCEDES.Loses.Control.2003.(Excellent.EMO.Punk.POP).Belial.REX.Terra.VINLAND.Colombian.FAN.Base.zip
File: WinZIP
Quality: MP3 160-192 kbps.
Size: 57.26 MB
Tracks:
01. Quality Revenge At Last
02. It's Been A Blast
03. Playing Your Song
04. Knowing When To Stop
05. Boy Destroyers
06. Unorchestrated
07. Lashing Out
08. Police Police Me
09. Oh Penny
10. The Switch
11. Absolute Zero Drive
12. Go On Drone
Hey Mercedes was one of those bands that everyone expected a lot from. When you’ve got a name like Braid behind you, expectations for Braid 2 come fast and furious.
This is why Loses Control is significant. It marks the end of the Braid comparisons and proves Hey Mercedes as a self-contained band in its own right. The songs have graduated to more carefully considered entities, rather than very straightforward rock as in Everynight Fireworks.
This album is a logical progression from their Weekend EP, taking its time to lead you somewhere rather than vying for your attention. It’s in this zone that a band’s true colors are allowed to bloom, and we are beginning to see shades of this in Loses Control. Diversity of song structure, richer song development and crescendos make a much more interesting listen than the rather deadpan punchiness of Hey Mercedes’ previous releases.