HEY MERCEDES - Loses Control (Reissue) - LP - Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl [MAR 27]
Label: Polyvinyl
Barcode: 0644110052216
Catalogue ID: PRC5221
Format: Vinyl
LP - Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl (2026 Reissue).
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-release 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. Polyvinyl Records now reissue the complete Hey Mercedes catalog. With several EPs and albums currently out of print, this release will provide Hey Mercedes fans with the opportunity to obtain every Hey Mercedes title on vinyl.
Tracklist:
A1 Quality Revenge At Last
A2 It's Been A Blast
A3 Playing Your Song
A4 Knowing When To Stop
A5 The Boy Destroyers
A6 Unorchestrated
B1 Lashing Out
B2 Police Police Me
B3 Oh Penny
B4 The Switch
B5 Absolute Zero Drive
B6 Go On Drone