It’s been a good six years since Australian pop/rock band Thirsty Merc have released anything. Their album Mousetrap Heart was made available June 10 and with a new guitarist (Matt Smith from The Strides) and a tweaked sound, devout fans can be satisfied with this sophomore effort.
On most tracks, Thirsty Merc’s original lyricism from their debut self titled album is evident. Sadly, this means Rai Thistlethwayte is still having his heart broken left right and center; tracks like DNA, Kiss Me Away and All My Life touch on unrequited relationships and the woes of waiting for that all encompassing feeling of love.
The track Tommy And Krista takes you by surprise, it’s a sweet fable with a simple 70’s hook that could be likened to, and I dare say this, The Beach Boys.
The track Damn This Love has strains of past single Hope through it, giving off the similar bitter sweet vibe with that insinuation of melancholy. The same can be said of Life Is Life, although Thistlethwayte has a gracious, organic voice this track is the lull of the album - an indulgent six and half minutes of simple piano and soft percussion.
The new Thirty Merc are a tighter more syncopated bunch, the sound from their debut album is still evident in most tracks like Mozambique and Mousetrap Heart but tracks like Betty Page show an attempt at contemporary mo-town, and not a completely unsuccessful one.
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