Mercury Rev‘s fourth album, 1998’s Deserter’s Songs, is a modern classic, and its widescreen, orchestral psych is, in a lot of ways, a call whose response was The Flaming Lips’ The Soft Bulletin ...

MERCURY REV was formed in Buffalo, New York in the late 1980's. Consistently driven by Jonathan Donahue (vocalist/acoustic guitar), Grasshopper (moth-light guitars, clarinet, tettix wave accumulator), ...

The third edition of McGill, NV’s Schellraiser Fest happens May 30-June 1 and also features The Besnard Lakes, Megafauna, No Joy, Corridor, Wild Pink, and more. Kurt Vile is currently on tour in ...

Mercury Rev will bestow two new albums on fans in September, one of which will be free to members of its mailing list. By Jonathan Cohen, Billboard, The Associated Press NEW YORK — Mercury Rev will ...

Mercury Rev played at Dan’s Silverleaf Sunday night and sounded better than ever. The orchestral indie rock band with cinematic melodies brought a surprising intensity to their 90-minute set. Prone to ...

MERCURY REV was formed in Buffalo, New York in the late 1980's. Consistently driven by Jonathan Donahue (vocalist/acoustic guitar), Grasshopper (moth-light guitars, clarinet, tettix wave accumulator), ...

Mercury Rev had a pretty good 2018, mostly because they had a great 1998. Though the band hadn’t released any music in a couple of years, in 2018 they became the beneficiaries of a free promotional ...

The veteran psychedelic-rock band Mercury Rev last released an album "Snowflake Midnight" in 2008. A lot has changed in the music business since then, which is why Mercury Rev co-founder Jonathan ...

Legendary American rock band Mercury Rev has announced their brand new studio album Born Horses due out September 6 via Bella Union. Recently hailed by Pitchfork with a 9.3 for their 1991 classic ...

What started as a soundtrack project for a friend's film has evolved into a band whose albums are soundtracks for acid flashbacks. Mercury Rev and its guitarist, Grasshopper, will forever lurk on the ...

Originally formed in Buffalo, N.Y., in the late '80s, Mercury Rev hasn't always had an easy time finding an audience beyond its devoted cult following. But the band did see success in the U.K. with ...

There’s not much sign on Mercury Rev’s new album of the soulful grace that made 1998’s Deserter’s Songs their finest hour. Of course, when a band member is quoted as saying they built their new album ...