The Quality of Mercury

The Quality of Mercury returns with a new album, The Voyager. It is an understatement to say that Jeremiah Rouse, the man behind The Quality of Mercury, has been involved in every step of bringing the new album, The Voyager, to life. So consumed has he been in the process, one that saw him driving almost every aspect, from writing, performing and engineering, that it might be more accurate to say that the music is an extension of the man himself, a sonic reflection of his DNA, perhaps. Many people write songs. Some give it their all. Few artists, I suspect, are so immersed in all the aspects of the record-making process that the result feels like an extension of their personality, as it does here. Finding inspiration and influence in all manner of iconic bands such as Hum, Failure, Starflyer 59, and Sunny Day Real Estate, The Quality of Mercury ventures into space-rock and shoegazing territories, making music that is anthemic yet accessible, cinematic but catchy, the perfect blend of muscle and melody; groovesome, graceful and grand.