Diggin’ This: MRCY – “Man” (Dead Oceans)

 

Just like they said during their debut US radio interview on my weekly show for WNXP last year, MRCY are now readying the release of their new album VOLUME 2.

 

 

 

Very excited to hear this new single from the UK duo MRCY, the musical partnership of vocalist Kojo Degraft-Johnson and producer Barney Lister.

 

 

“Man” is a warm breeze of analog-Afro-tropicalia-bruk-soul.

 

 

“We’re trying to extinguish fear with optimism and worry with love,” Barney says, on confronting the many crises of modern life in their new release. “VOLUME 2 breaks the mould to present a bigger picture of who we are – something with angst, surprises and more guts.”

 

 

MRCY – “Man”

 

 

 

 

 

“Man” is taken from MRCY‘s forthcoming new album, VOLUME 2, out May 30 via Dead Oceans.

 

 

 

 

Stream it on Spotify here.

 

 

 

 

Check out more of my favorite music by MRCY here

 

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listen to more of my favorite artists on Dead Oceans here

 

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hear this track and the other songs I’m very into right now on my 2025 Essentials playlist here.