Mercy Arms

Mercy Arms were an Indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. Formed in early 2005, the four-piece was composed of Thom Moore (lead vocals, guitar), Kirin J. Callinan (guitar), Ash Moss (bass guitar) and Julian Sudek (drums, percussion). The band formed when Moore met Callinan and Sudek. Callinan and Sudek lived in the same area and were childhood friends. Bassist Ash Moss joined the band soon after. The band played their first show in April 2005, days after their first rehearsal. 2006 saw the band tour Australia with The Strokes, record two tracks with Dave Sitek from TV on the Radio, and after an intense bidding war, eventually sign with Capitol Records in the US. However, the deal would be short-lived, and 2007 saw the band part ways with Capitol after its merger with Virgin. The band toured with the Pixies, Editors, Cut Copy, Wolf & Cub and the Horrors, and played at the Sydney and Gold Coast legs of the V Festival. The band's first release, the Kept Low EP, was recorded and released August 2007 on Levity in Australia. On their self-titled debut album, released in Australia independently in August 2008, they collaborated with producer Tony Cohen and mixed the album in Melbourne with Tony Espie Mercy Arms have been on hiatus since February 2009 after touring with the Big Day Out nationally. This is mainly credited to Callinan and Moore's creative differences. New projects include Kirin & Julian playing in 'Fashion Launches Rocket Launchers', Kirin performing solo as 'Kirin J. Callinan', Ash Moss plays bass in 'Faker' & Thom has new band 'Canvas Kites'. They unfortunately split in February of 2009 after an eventful four years. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.