Last September, we got the scoop on Mercury Rev’s influences for their tenth album, Born Horses. Matching the project’s own willingness to traverse genres like chamber pop, alt-country, space rock, and more over the past three and a half decades, the band shared how everyone from The Cure to Alice Coltrane to Tchaikovsky helped shape their vision.
Now, we’re kicking off a new year of “Hacked” with Mercury Rev taking over the FLOOD FM airwaves all week to share a bit more of their eclectic taste as it currently stands. Can, The Specials, Eric Dolphy, and Kamasi Washington each make appearances on their playlist, which you can hear every day this week (January 13 – 17) at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 10 p.m. PT only on FLOOD FM. Make sure to catch the band on tour when their latest set of dates kicks off next month—find more info here.
