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MRCY

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Data updated on 2025-07-17 16:34:37 UTC
In dark and difficult times, the music of Barney Lister and Kojo Degraft-Johnson lifts us up. As MRCY, the production and vocal duo are confronting the many crises of modern life with a fresh sound full of punchy instrumentation, enveloping orchestration and lyrical honesty. On their latest project, VOLUME 2, Barney and Kojo deliver emotive music that surprises as much as it comforts, referencing timeless sounds as much as a sense of the cutting edge. Channeling soulful vocal melody alongside afrobeat polyrhythms, jazz soloing and driving, distorted grooves, tracks like “Man” address the challenges of modern masculinity, while standout number “Fear” drives a message that encourages us to fight the terror we might feel about the state of the world with optimism. Following the acclaimed release of their 2024 debut project VOLUME 1, which saw the duo nominated as Rising Stars at the Rolling Stone Awards and named as one of DIY’s Class of 2025, MRCY returns with vital music that addresses the complexities of being alive today. “We’re trying to extinguish fear with optimism and worry with love,” Barney says. “VOLUME 2 breaks the mould to present a bigger picture of who we are – something with angst, surprises and more guts. The main feeling of the project is that the world is fucked but let’s dance through it.”

Genres

: retro soul

Total plays

4.1 million
Updated on 2025-07-17

Monthly listeners

144,920

Followers

11,049

Top Cities

  1. Netherlands
    5,469 listeners
  2. United Kingdom
    5,049 listeners
  3. Netherlands
    3,499 listeners
  4. Belgium
    5,856 listeners
  5. Denmark
    Copenhagen
    2,465 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Lorelei
Lorelei
1,108,359 4:24 2024-05-10
R.L.M
R.L.M
931,768 3:45 2024-05-10
California
California
559,748 4:46 2024-05-10
Angels
Angels
362,052 3:50 2025-05-30
Flowers In Mourning
Flowers In Mourning
302,428 4:14 2024-05-10
Man
Man
219,878 3:27 2025-05-30
Wandering Attention
Wandering Attention
144,813 2:33 2025-05-30
Purple Canyon
Purple Canyon
112,487 3:13 2024-05-10
Powerless
Powerless
76,478 3:41 2024-05-10
Days Like This
Days Like This
74,224 2:38 2024-05-10
Seven Candles
Seven Candles
45,827 3:31 2024-05-10
Sierra
Sierra
31,613 3:56 2025-05-30
Flicker
Flicker
30,442 2:49 2025-05-30
Wanna Know (Ontario)
Wanna Know (Ontario)
24,824 4:06 2025-05-30
⁠More Than You Are Now
⁠More Than You Are Now
21,950 3:50 2025-05-30
Fear
Fear
9,914 2:60 2025-05-30

New releases

VOLUME 2
VOLUME 2
2025-05-30
[Dead Oceans]
VOLUME 1
VOLUME 1
2024-05-10
[Dead Oceans]