"You know I better leave this party before / anyone finds out I’m here / and I never even opened the door / And just sat on the porch / If every moment is gift to me / then the present is doubt..."
The no guts, no glory rock indie / baroque pop hybridic loss of "Sold", by Manuok, the touring band and recording project of singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist Scott Mercado, is dipped in a beautiful sadness and possess melodies that sideswipes you in wonderful ways. This is the thing, conceptually, the track starts out as piano centric emo track with circuitous sonic nods (to me) to artists like Elliot Smith and Ben Folds but while you are swaying to those somber pop escapades something else is brewing and before you know it you are in the center of a stirring mix of chamber pop and art rock dynamics that feel more like distant cousins of ELO or 10CC or Alan Parsons Project. Mercado is able to have his sleight of hand completely invisible and I love the journey he takes us on.
Of the song Mercado says:
"Sold is a song about anxiety, feeling trapped - even when surrounded by people you love."
"Sold is a song about anxiety, feeling trapped - even when surrounded by people you love."
When Mercado is not Manuok, he is an on and off again member of The Black Heart Procession, The Color Forty Nine, Giant Waste Of Man, Devics, Sara Lov, Grimoon (Italy) and Mr. Tube & The Flying Objects.
"Like a television family brawl
that you love to hate
I’m the air conditioner on your wall
blowing off the date
And I feel so,
so hard to be around
And I feel so alone
And so hard to be around"
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Manuok is a touring band and recording project of Scott Mercado. Scott is currently an on and off again member of The Black Heart Procession, The Color Forty Nine, Giant Waste Of Man, Devics, Sara Lov, Grimoon (Italy) and Mr. Tube & The Flying Objects.
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://www.instagram.com/scottmercado
https://www.facebook.com/manuok
https://www.reverbnation.com/manuok
Manuok is a touring band and recording project of Scott Mercado. Scott is currently an on and off again member of The Black Heart Procession, The Color Forty Nine, Giant Waste Of Man, Devics, Sara Lov, Grimoon (Italy) and Mr. Tube & The Flying Objects.
Manuok, San Diego musician / band, recording project of Scott Mercado, singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, indie rock, baroque pop, alt pop, balladic rock, poetic, chamber pop, art rock,
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