A Mission of Mercy

Description

A Mission of Mercy is an album by the American alternative rock band Yonderboy, released on EtCetera Records in 1995, distributed by Liquid Discs and Diamante Music Group.

Those of you who like grunge with its distorted bass, flanged guitar and melodic blues vocals, then this is for you. The band’s sound has been described as “Bass heavy, psychedelic, mood swingin’, brain ringin’ music.” It’s close to that of Soundgarden with some tracks having a King’s X feel to it (at one point King’s X bassist Doug Pinnick was going to produce the album). Among the heavy and driving rhythms there is also some pop sensibilities especially on the melody of «What I Know». The vocals are also of a high standard. The lyric direction is according to the band themselves, “Trying to be honest with the struggles and trials we face and saying this is life from our perspective,” but they are not afraid to focus on God. For example, on the song «Colors» (about racism) they borrow a line from Rez’s «Afrikaans» song, “God makes the color but the color doesn’t make you God.” Smashing stuff and thoroughly recommended. [Paul Moore, Cross Rhythms, August 1995]

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CD tracklist:

01. Flowers Die – 6:22
02. What I Know – 5:14
03. Days Of You – 4:54
04. Sunshine Always – 4:18
05. Colors – 5:04
06. Another Day – 5:39
07. You Won’t – 5:37
08. I Will Be Waiting – 3:17
09. Candyland – 4:56
10. Jacqueline – 7:01

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by EtCetera Records.