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Sure, nabbing a first pressing of your favorite album feels cool, but nothing looks as cool as some sick colored vinyl. From splatter to splits, here are some of the prettiest records on sale today. Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface Black/red split Waterparks – Double Dare Pink/Clear AFI – AFI (The Blood Album) Red marbled Have […]

In what might just be the tour of the fall, Have Mercy have announced their U.S. run with Boston Manor, Can’t Swim and A Will Away, and we’re already counting down the days until this tour kicks off. See the full list of cities and dates below! Read more: 11 acoustic sessions you have to watch […]

Watch as we hung out with Tiny Moving Parts, Have Mercy, Milestones, Heart Attack Man, Broadside, Modern Chemistry, Mayday Parade and Free Throw at this year's Spring Fling fest in Cleveland, OH.  We find out if the guys prefer chocolate or vanila, playing live or in the studio and more in this edition of “This […]

Have Mercy Make The Best Of It FILE UNDER: Alt-rock emo ROCKS LIKE: Jimmy Eat World, the Early November, I Am The Avalanche WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Have Mercy’s growth seems subtle at first glance on their third full-length, but further listening exposes the maturation and darker shades of their melodic, emo-leaning alt-rock. Their aching, observant lyrics […]

[Photo Credit Megan Thompson] Have Mercy are back with the announcement of their new album, Make The Best Of It. The exciting announcement comes with a new single, which you can check out below. Read more: Emo Night LA: One Year of Tears documentary Make The Best Of It (pre order) will drop on April 21 […]

AP Correspondent Nick Major takes us behind the scenes of the one-year anniversary of Emo Night with co-founders T.J. Petracca, Morgan Freed, and Barbara “Babs” Szabo. “Emo night was a place in a small bar in Echo Park where we wanted all of our friends to just come and have fun with us,” Freed reminisced. Petracca […]

While en route to Texas’ So What? music festival, Have Mercy will be playing some shows with A Will Away. Check out the dates below, and grab your tickets now. Read more: Have Mercy stream new single, “Collider” The tour kicks off on March 15 in Washington DC and rounds out on March 24 in Cleveland, […]

Baltimore rockers Have Mercy are now sharing the (as of now) stand-alone single they promised last month that was given as a bonus seven-inch flexi disc to those who purchased pre-sale tickets for their upcoming headliner. You can listen to “Collider” below. Of the single, vocalist Brian Swindle tells Noisey, where it premiered, “This song came out of […]

Still supporting their most recent album, A Place Of Our Own, Baltimore's Have Mercy have announced a 32-date run of shows for this fall with support coming from Transit, Somos and new SideOneDummy signees, Microwave. The tour will begin in Philadelphia on October 14 and find the bands zig-zagging around the U.S., with one stop in […]

Have Mercy have released a new video for their track “Two Years,” off of 2014's much loved A Place of Our Own out via Hopeless Records. Premiering via Warped Tour's website, you will able to catch Have Mercy on all dates of this year's Warped Tour.    Read More: Have Mercy share “The Place You Love” […]

Have Mercy have shared a live music video for their song, “The Place You Love.” The clip was filmed during the band's spring headlining tour with Head North, You, Me & Everyone We Know, and Weatherbox. Check it out below and leave us a comment with your thoughts. Listen: Have Mercy, Somos premiere new split “The Place […]

Have Mercy / Somos Split EP Have Mercy and Somos are two of the best young emo bands, each releasing impressive albums in 2014. So it’s a little disappointing that half the songs on this release are acoustic versions of previously released material. That doesn’t mean they aren’t enjoyable: Have Mercy’s “Two Years” and Somos […]

Have Mercy and Somos are streaming their split over at Brooklyn Vegan. Give the effort a spin below and leave us a comment with your thoughts! Read more: Have Mercy announce headlining tour with You, Me And Everyone We Know, Weatherbox and Head North The split is due out today, February 24, via No Sleep Records. 

Boston indie rockers Somos have premiered their latest track, “Streets Upon Streets,” over at Noisey. You can give it a listen below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Read more: AP's review of Somos' recent split with Sorority Noise.  “Streets Upon Streets” is taken from the band's upcoming split with Have Mercy, […]

The next five bands have been announced for the 2015 Vans Warped Tour. Have Mercy, Our Last Night, Riff Raff, Slaves (7/14-8/8) and the Dirty Nil will all be attending punk-rock summer camp this year. Check back with us every Wednesday for more band announcements. Warped Tour kicks off June 19 in Pomona, California. General tickets are on […]

Have Mercy will head out on their first headlining tour this spring, with support from You, Me And Everyone We Know, Weatherbox and Head North. Check out a full list of dates and locations below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Have Mercy cover Jackson Browne’s “Somebody’s Baby” The boys in HM […]

Baltimore indie rockers Have Mercy are teaming up with AP to bring you their cover of Jackson Browne’s classic song, “Somebody’s Baby.” The track is taken from the band’s upcoming split with Somos, which will be released February 24 via No Sleep Records. Pre-orders are on sale now. Check it out, and let us know […]

Front Porch Step, the acoustic solo project of Jake Mcelfresh, will embark on a headlining tour this spring alongside Have Mercy, Alcoa and Head North, with Brigades and Hotel Books serving as rotational support. Check out a full list of dates and locations below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! FPS will release a new […]

Have Mercy have released an acoustic video with frontman Brian Swindle performing “Two Years,” and another where he's joined by guitarist Andrew Johnson for “Pawn Takes Rook” at CMJ. The tracks are culled from their sophomore studio album, A Place Of Our Own, which is out now on Hopeless Records. You can stream the entire record […]

Sometimes the rock world can get noisy, and we don’t just mean in decibels or fuzz. Often the signal-to-noise ratio is more noise than signal. But no worries: We read, listen to and watch everything so we can sort it for you. Here are some of our favorite new songs and videos of October 2014. […]