# MERCY MUSIC Dive Headfirst Into Denial With Sludgy Single “Found Out I’m Useless”

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/mercy-music-dive-headfirst-into-denial-with-sludgy-single-found-out-im-useless/
- Published: 2023-06-02T13:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

[[ “_…Las Vegas trio Mercy Music stays grounded in a click-obsessed world_” – **
Las Vegas Weekly**

“_Las Vegas punks Mercy Music bring a special brand of pop punk on their newest 
effort _What You Stand To Lose. _Very much in the vein of classic punk acts like
Jawbreaker, Jawbox, Samiam but also mixed with more traditional pop aspects which
brings them into another realm.” – _**Rebel Noise**

### **MERCY MUSIC**⏎ **Dive Headfirst Into Denial With Sludgy Single****“**󠀁[**Found Out I’m Useless**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=abe583e9de&e=615f2b8493)󠁿**“****About Being Gaslit And Constantly Refusing To Accept It **

#### **Fourth Full-length Album **_**What You Stand To Lose**_**⏎ Out June 30th _via_ Double Helix Records/SBÄM RecordsProduced by Bill Stevenson and Mixed by Jason Livermore

#### **West Coast Shows Announced for June/July**

**JUNE 2 2023 (Las Vegas, NV) –** “This song is about being gaslit while in such
a deep stage of denial,” says vocalist and guitarist **Brendan Scholz** of Las Vegas-
based pop-punk outfit **MERCY MUSIC** on the band’s sludgy new single “[**Found Out I’m Useless**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=2e3050f7a5&e=615f2b8493)”
taken from their upcoming fourth full-length album _**What You Stand To Lose **_out**
June 30, 2023 **_via_** Double Helix Records/SBÄM Records**.

Scholz adds that the song is about convincing yourself the situation is still salvageable
even though, in your heart of hearts, you know it’s not, “The truth is right in 
front of you, but you constantly refuse to accept it.” The lighthearted sarcasm 
of lyrics such as _“I fit the pieces, but still fail to excel / Unwanted  / I stay
the course, and sail the ship straight to hell / Don’t want it” _helps counter the
overall frustration. Bassist **Jarred Cooper** adds, “[The song is] a little bit
of a departure, but I think it fits well on the record. It really gives me ’90s 
slacker vibes.”

Mercy Music - "Found Out I’m Useless" [Official Music Video]

[⌊Mercy Music - "Found Out I’m Useless" [Official Music Video]⌉⌊Mercy 
Music - "Found Out I’m Useless" [Official Music Video]⌉
Watch this video
on YouTube

**Mercy Music “Found Out I’m Useless” video**

In support of the band’s June 30th album release, they are kicking off a round of
West Coast dates, the first two shows being with headliners **Versus the World**
alongside **Loves Equals Death** at **Long Beach**’s **Supply and Demand** on **
June 16 **and then at **Los Angeles**’ **Permanent Records Roadhouse** on **June
17**.

The band will then hit the road with **NOT** (which features Scholz and Cooper of
Mercy Music, singer-songwriter **Davey Warsop** of **Sharp Shock** and **Kyle Whitmore**
on drums) for four shows spanning **Tempe, AZ** (**Yucca Tap Room** on **June 28)**;**
Costa Mesa** (**The Wayfarer **on **June 29)**; **San Diego** (**Tower Bar** on **
June 30**) and will wrap up on **July 2** in **San Francisco** (at **The Kilowatt**).
Throughout these live shows, the band will perform album singles such as the hopeful
and determined “**[Suddenly](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=3dc2d2c979&e=615f2b8493)”**
and the devastatingly upbeat “**[Love You/Need You](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c720f27217&e=615f2b8493)**.”
Tickets can be found at [https://mercymusicforyou.com](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=30a5db15e5&e=615f2b8493)

![Mercy Music](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/
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**MERCY MUSIC**
Photo credit: **Corlene Machine**

**Live Shows:**

**June 16 – Long Beach, CA @ Supply and Demand**
(with Versus the World and Loves
Equals Death)

**June 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Permanent Records Roadhouse **
(with Versus the World
and Loves Equals Death)

**June 28 – Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room **
(with NOT / Local support: Winterhaven,
Ghost in the willow)

**June 29 – Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer **
(with NOT / Local support: Moldy Roses,
Taken Days)

**June 30 – San Diego, CA @ Tower Bar **
(with NOT / Local support: Matt Caskitt
and The Breaks, Shades Mcool and The Bold Flavors)

**July 2 – San Francisco, CA @ The Kilowatt **
(with NOT / Local support: Sweet 
Gloom, Tess Stevens)

_What You Stand To Lose _was produced by **Bill Stevenson** (_Descendents, ALL, 
Black Flag_) and mixed by **Jason Livermore** (_Descendents, Propagandhi, NOFX, 
Hot Water Music_) and similar to the album’s singles, there’s an underlying theme
on the album that sees of the physical and mental pain that comes with heartbreak
and the emotional growth that follows. Throughout these 11 tracks, the band (Brendan,
who penned all the songs; bassist Jarred Cooper; and drummer **Rye Martin**) find
inspiration in the fact that nothing should be taken for granted, no time should
be wasted, and there is everything in the world to lose by not collectively fighting
hard enough to succeed.

The album title itself refers to the many monumental changes in vocalist and guitarist
Brendan Scholz personal life since it was “flipped upside down” between this album
and their last (2020’s _Nothing in the Dark_). He says the album is about “coming
face to face with one of your worst fears, learning from the experience, and hoping
you come out the other side a better person.”  

![Mercy Music album cover](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/
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[[_**What You Stand To Lose**_
**Tracklisting:**

1. [Suddenly](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=3f89f83133&e=615f2b8493)

2. [Love You/Need You](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/03/mercy-music-comes-to-terms-with-heartbreak-on-love-you-need-you-album-what-you-stand-to-lose-out-june-30th/)
3. REAL4. Believe in We5. Undone6. Fine7. Watch Me Drown8. [Found Out I’m Useless](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=06f6df3ec3&e=615f2b8493)
9. What’s the Use10. Total Nightmare11. Waiting to Begin

When all is said and done, Scholz, Cooper, and Martin are just good people who care
a whole lot about the people who depend on them – all three of them are devoted 
fathers, the latter two to very young children – and they also care a whole lot 
about the people who turn to Mercy Music for solace. Cooper adds, “When people listen
to our new album, I want them to feel happy, sad, inspired, and depressed. Then 
I want them to feel happy again. That last part is critically important.”  

Following the release of _Nothing in the Dark _in 2020, which was produced by** 
Cameron Webb **(_Alkaline Trio/Motörhead_), _What You Stand To Lose _is Mercy Music’s
fourth full-length album since they formed in 2014 and the band sounds every bit
like the seasoned veterans they now are.   

**Mercy Music**’s _**What You Stand To Lose**_ will be released on **June 30th**
_via_ **Double Helix Records/SBÄM Records**. “**[Found Out I’m Useless](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=087522d554&e=615f2b8493)**”
is available today on all streaming platforms.

**“Found Out I’m Useless” lyrics:**

_Seen the end for a while myself_
_Don’t want it__Coming through, but you forgot
to send help__Unwanted_

_Think I’m dumb_
_Seems you’ve found out I’m__Useless. Running,__Brought me along
for the ride__I’ve been numb, I’m high strung and you’re ruthless, funny__It’s what
I’ve always feared_

_I fit the pieces, but still fail to excel_
_Unwanted__I stay the course, and sail
the ship straight to hell__Don’t want it_

_I’m in the darkest place_
_With all the love in my heart, still falling on my face__You’ve
given up on me__I don’t blame you, it’s your life_

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