Nashville alt-rock project mercury produce a colossal sound with guitars as the centerpiece of everything, says architect Maddie Kerr. She approaches dark subject matter with visceral abandon and a universe of evocative tones.
“It’s literally whatever I need to get out in the moment – what best describes my feelings when I’m making the music,” she says. “Sometimes I’ll write something that’s a big, heavy explosion. Sometimes I need it to be soft; still intense, but way less explosive.”
