Mercy (Trey Anastasio album)
mercy is the twelfth studio album by guitarist and songwriter Trey Anastasio, released on March 11, 2022.[1] It is his first fully acoustic album and was produced by Bryce Goggin and Robert Stevenson.[2]
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| Released | March 11, 2022 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 33:28 | |||
| Label | Rubber Jungle | |||
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Background
mercy is Anastasio's second album recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, after 2020's Lonely Trip, and is seen as a companion to that album. He has said that he intends to implement the songs on the album into Phish's repertoire in the near future.[3]
Anastasio felt that the songs needed to be heard in sparse arrangements, saying in the liner notes:
It’s two years since we went into hiding. This is still going on, and it’s an even lonelier trip… Here I was, still at home, playing acoustic guitar. I thought, “These songs just want to be one guy with a guitar, singing.”[4]
On the album, Anastasio used a custom-made acoustic guitar commissioned by Phish keyboardist Page McConnell as a birthday gift. Some songs on the album include more than one guitar part, overlaid on top of an existing part, with Anastasio explaining:
The decision was made very quickly: “Let me double the guitar.” I was listening to the first take on headphones and playing off it. It was like jamming with myself.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Trey Anastasio
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "a little more time" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "mercy" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "flying blind" | 3:07 |
| 4. | "blazing down the twisted wire" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "6 1/2 minutes" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "roll like a river" | 4:32 |
| 7. | "hey stranger" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "arc" | 3:45 |
| 9. | "ever changing tide" | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 33:28 | |
Personnel
- Trey Anastasio – all instruments and vocals
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Trey Anastasio – Mercy Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- Kahn, Andy (11 March 2022). "Trey Anastasio Releases 'Mercy' Solo Acoustic Album". Jambase. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- Kahn, Andy (11 March 2022). "Trey Anastasio Releases 'Mercy' Solo Acoustic Album". Jambase. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- Blistein, Jon (7 March 2022). "Trey Anastasio Preps His First Acoustic Solo Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- "Trey Anastasio releases first Solo Acoustic Album Mercy". NYS Music. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.