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2020 studio album by The Men
Mercy
Studio album by The Men
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Length35:37
LabelSacred Bones
The Men chronology
Drift
(2018) 		Mercy
(2020) 		New York City
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10
Metacritic67/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
MusicOMH
Pitchfork7.2/10
Slant Magazine

Mercy is the eighth studio album by American punk rock band The Men. It was released on February 14, 2020 under Sacred Bones Records.

Release

The announcement of the album, along with the first single "Children All Over the World", was released on January 9, 2020. The second single from the album, "Breeze" was released on January 30, 2020.

Critical reception

Mercy was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 67, based on 6 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 66 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.

Track listing

Mercy track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Cool Water"5:13
2."Wading in Dirty Water"10:29
3."Fallin' Thru"3:59
4."Children All Over the World"5:53
5."Call the Dr."3:53
6."Breeze"2:54
7."Mercy"3:16

References

  1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. Horton, Ross (February 18, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. Berman, Stuart (February 19, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. Wilson, Seth (February 7, 2020). "The Men's Mercy Finds a Mercurial Band Settling Into Their Sound". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Minsker, Evan (January 9, 2020). "The Men Announce New Album Mercy, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. Kaye, Ben (January 30, 2020). "The Men share new single "Breeze"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  9. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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