Thirsty Merc
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Thirsty Merc is an Australian alternative rock band formed in 2002. Their second single, "Emancipate Myself", reached the top 50 of the ARIA Australian singles charts in April 2004.
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History
Three of the four members of Thirsty Merc - Phil Stack on bass, Matt Baker on guitar and Karl Robertson on drums - grew up in Dubbo, New South Wales. They formed a band "Drown" which won the Triple J Unearthed competition for the Dubbo and Coonabarabran area in 2001.
Lead singer and songwriter Rai Thistlethwayte joined the other three members to form Thirsty Merc in the middle of 2002. The band relocated to Sydney where the live performances of the group persuaded Warner Music to sign them in June 2003.
The band recorded its First Work EP in 2003. The EP featured "Wasting Time" - the first single which attracted radio airplay in Australia - and second single "Emancipate Myself" which has made the ARIA Top 50. Lindsay Gravina, who has produced albums for The Living End and Magic Dirt produced the band's first full length self-titled album.
Soon after the release of the album, guitarist Matt Baker left the band and was replaced by Sean Carey.
Band members
As of late 2004, Thirsty Merc consists of:
- Rai Thistlethwayte - lead singer, songwriter and vocals
- Phil Stack - bass and backing vocals
- Sean Carey - guitars
- Karl Robertson - drums
Discography
- "In The Summertime" (single - 2005) #44 Australia
- "Someday, Someday" (single - 2004) #19 Australia
- Thirsty Merc (album - 2004) #15 Australia
- "My Completeness" (single - 2004) #26 Australia
- "Emancipate Myself" (single - 2004) #37 Australia
- "First Work" (EP - 2003)
Links
- Thirsty Merc web site (http://www.thirstymerc.com/)
- Undercover news story (http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2003/20031126_thirstymerc.html/)