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"Speaking of mercurial things, the Mercurial Rage show at the Dinkytowner last night was awesome. Them boys are stars! If you like Depeche Mode and contagious ass-shaking, I highly recommend checking them out." Diablo Cody The Pussy Ranch

"This bill is fiendishly strange, a delight to schizophrenic local-music aficionados. It's a perfect tutorial on the multifaceted Minneapolis music scene: lo-fi vs. high gloss, grunge vs. glamour, indie vs. New Wave. Basically, we have a Sharks vs. Jets situation here. Even with, I assume, a lack of choreographed dance moves and semi-realistic-looking stage-prop weapons, this show is sure to please. Gospel Gossip are charming, singing about "little bubbles with cats inside of them." Mercurial Rage are suave and downright frisky, singing about "looking for love in a topless bar." Gospel Gossip seem like they might be into the Breeders. Mercurial Rage are admittedly pretty obsessed with New Order. Now if we can only pool our money for their dance lessons, maybe we can produce the Cedar-Riverside Story. The Triple Rock would be the perfect setting for a mock brawl. And a New Wave version of "I Feel Pretty" could possibly be cool. You in?" Erin Roof City Pages

"These Minneapolis-based electronic rockers merge a bevy of influences on this six-song EP, and end up sounding like they've fallen through a time warp from 1989. I loved that year, which may be why I love Mercurial Rage here. While the band's background is largely in electronic dance, enough guitars here add that extra bit of drive to the songs. Now, put in some expert production from Ed Ackerson, and you have the sound of success. Of course, you still need songs to make it go, but the boys in Mercurial Rage understand what makes good rocking pop songs. You can hear it throughout these six tracks, from the massive opener "Give it Up" right through a pair of remixes—"Star Star" and "Soldier Boy"—that could have been pulled through a time warp to today. This EP is a wonderful snack from the band. When's the full meal coming?" Ed Huyck Lavender Magazine

"Depeche Mode's Music for the Masses is old enough to be legally served a drink this year, but as it and many of its counterparts age, they seem to influence more and more bands. DM's title was meant as irony, but it has become more and more apparent that many who listened took that title at face value and decided to carry the torch. Mercurial Rage are near the top of this ever-growing heap, taking careful steps to separate the wheat from the chaff along the way. The bitter, wry wit is still in place as are the pounding synth hooks and sharp, crystalline guitars that saturated the new wave countryside. Gone, however, are the overdone, bleached-out haircuts and the godawful fashion choices so often associated with the original new wave band template...Mercurial Rage aren't British; they were born during the era they are referencing and they give fuckall about the look (or any look really). All of which is to say: They have taken a good thing and made it better." Pat O'Brien City Pages Critics Picks

"Mercurial Rage may cop an '80s electro-synth style that isn't exactly uncommon these days, but the locals have been mining the Depeche Mode vein far longer than most…There's a definite dance floor element, as vocalist Michael Di'Greggario channels both Simon Le Bon and Depeche's Dave Gahn, but there's a harder-driving rock edge too" Twin Cities Onion AV Club

"The Funeral Sessions is six songs' worth of gloomy electronic missives from your romantically complicated year abroad. Hollow drum-machine beats mark the time between first making eye contact and making out on the dance floor, while bass lines throb with the next morning's regrets. Di'Greggario sings reproaches to characters seeking solace in false embraces—with the pursuit of fame, with clubbing every night, with devil women who offer sex but steal your soul. Yet these tunes can't bring themselves to practice abstinence. Instead, they delight in the skittery, ever-changing rush of digitalized distortion, popping one electronic effect after another for a high that's always shifting shapes."-Sarah Askari City Pages

"Mercurial Rage purvey icy-cold European synth pop à la New Order or Depeche Mode ...Vocalist Michael DiGreggario shows plenty of soul in his voice, showcasing the mix of romance, hurt, and even menace in Chris Hill’s lyrics...The balance of the band—Christopher Church, Brock Landers, and Butch McQueen—draft music that is familiar for longtime listeners of the genre, but also has a welcome freshness about it."-Ed Huyck Lavender Magazine

"Mercurial Rage hasn’t been at it together all that long-–about a year. Nonetheless, they know what they are doing. They are at their best on a cut like “Simon,” combining smart-ass attitude with a hip-slung groove that dares you not to dance."-Dwight Hobbes of The Pulse of The Twin Cities

"They play sleek, retro electronic rock, with lead singer Michael Di'Greggario channeling Depeche Mode's David Gahan (and maybe a little Martin Gore, as well)."-Ross Raihala Pioneer Press

"The Funeral Sessions" is precisely the sort of album to get naked to, a six-song sample from Mercurial Rage's live set list that details a shadowy city underbelly of the fashionable and fame-hungry, of the dirty minds and all their disillusioned questions."-Haily Gostas The Minnesota Daily

"If you didn’t grow up in the eighties, hike back a few years progressively with Mercurial Rage, who elegantly delve into your soul unlike most electronica-experimental music, which may precipitate your need for an exorcism."-Mitchell Houle of The Pulse of the Twin Cities

"Mercurial Rage is the lovechild of angst and lust, filling the vacuum left by today’s sensationalistic pop music. In the Rage, fans will find this generation’s voicing of inner turmoil, dirty thoughts and bitter questions. This band is a well-cased group of sexy beat masters." -JKulju (www.jakekulju.com)