Legendary Athens, GA post-punk trio Mercyland share their new song, “Freight Truck,” available today on all streaming platforms. Featuring John Keane guesting on pedal steel, the song is the second released from their long-overdue final album, We Never Lost a Single Game, arriving via Propeller Sound Recordings on Friday, September 16. A companion lyric video featuring archival footage of the young David Barbe running amuck is also available for streaming now. Pre-orders are available now.
“‘Freight Truck’ is an example of the Mercyland mindset circa mid-1990,” says Barbe. “We were already secretly plotting our breakup and were taking our music wherever we felt like at that point with no concern about how it might fit in with our past, music at that moment, or really anything else. We were definitely flying things up the flagpole and if someone wanted to salute, fine. If not, we were still flying the flag.”
Check out this courageous track (below) that rock with a true (now vintage) alt-country flair that is rooted in pure punk…
