Our Mercury was a Canadian indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band. Its members were singer/guitarist Ben Stevenson, drummer John Watson, bassist Joseph Lubinski-Mast, and keyboardist Eric Budd.

History

Members Ben Stevenson and John Watson first played together in a punk band called Misdemeanor. They attracted enough attention, from playing shows around town, to be offered tours with Guttermouth

Guttermouth

Guttermouth is an American punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Hopeless Records. They have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour...

, Jughead's Revenge

Jughead's Revenge

Jughead's Revenge is an American punk rock band. They originally formed in Los Angeles in 1988. To date, Jughead's Revenge has released six studio albums...

, Straightfaced, Good Riddance

Good Riddance

Good Riddance was a punk rock band from Santa Cruz, California. They released seven full-length studio albums on Fat Wreck Chords, and their final album was a live recording of their farewell concert in 2007. Led by vocalist Russ Rankin, the band's longtime lineup included guitarist Luke Pabich,...

, and 88 Fingers Louie

88 Fingers Louie

88 Fingers Louie is a band from Chicago, Illinois which was formed in 1993.They play a style of hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, and punk rock. In 1993 they released their debut 7", Go Away. After disbanding in 1999, members Joe Principe and Dan Wleklinski went on to form the punk rock band Rise...

. This increased Canadian exposure introduced them to Cecil English (SNFU, d.b.s., The Smalls) who produced their first independently released album by the time they were 15 years old.

Changing their name to Our Mercury, they released their album Your Medicine on Edmonton's

Edmonton

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 Farway Records in 2002. For their second recording, Our Mercury signed to Smallman Records

Smallman Records

Smallman Records is a Winnipeg based record label created in 1997 by Rob Krause and Jason Smith as an avenue for releasing albums from their own bands. Smallman started out as a side venture but soon became a full time pursuit. Smallman has signed many bands that have become staples of the...

 who released From Below

From Below

From Below is the third album by Canadian indie rock band Our Mercury, released in 2005 on Smallman Records.-Track listing:#"Spirits Up" – 2:52#"Bad Magic" – 3:11#"Shawna Don't Wanna" – 3:33#"The Rats" – 2:54#"Nothing You Say" – 3:33...

in 2005. The addition of Eric Budd, formerly of The Operators

The Operators

The Operators is a trio of electronic music producers Phil K, Habersham, and Dave Preston. They are most well known for their single, "Furball". They also run Lobotomy Records along with Luke Kalish.-External links:*...

 brought renewed energy to the albums and live shows. Their signature 70’s tinged punk now had elements of Motown and danceable pop.

From Below achieved local commercial radio success through its heavy rotation on Sonic 102.9

CHDI-FM

CHDI-FM is the callsign of a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Edmonton, Alberta. The station broadcasts a modern rock format under the brand name SONiC 102.9.-General information and history:The OK Radio Group Ltd...

, and received reviews both locally and nationally.

The band officially played their last show August 18, 2007.

Band members

• John Watson - drums
  Drum kit
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• Ben Stevenson - vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Eric Budd - organ
  Keyboard instrument
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• Joseph Lubinsky Mast - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Donovan Rambaran - percussion

Discography

• Your Medicine (2002)
• From Below
  From Below
  From Below is the third album by Canadian indie rock band Our Mercury, released in 2005 on Smallman Records.-Track listing:#"Spirits Up" – 2:52#"Bad Magic" – 3:11#"Shawna Don't Wanna" – 3:33#"The Rats" – 2:54#"Nothing You Say" – 3:33...
  
  (2005)
• Haunted by Your Love (2007)