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Sydney, Australia (2002 – present)
Thirsty Merc is an Australian rock band formed in 2002 in Sydney, Australia. The band consists of Rai Thistlethwayte (vocals/guitar/keyboards), Phil Stack (bass guitar), Karl Robertson (drums), and Matt Smith (guitarist).
Thirsty Merc have released one EP entitled First Work, and 3 studio albums; Thirsty Merc, Slideshows, and Mousetrap Heart. The band has sold over 200,000 albums, has toured extensively around Australia, and have received heavy airplay in Australia on an impressive number of songs. After breaking through onto the Australian music scene they were nominated for four ARIA Awards in 2005 and Rai was nominated for Song of the Year at the APRA Awards in 2008 for Thirsty Merc’s top 2 airplay hit 20 Good Reasons. Their song In the Summertime was selected as the theme song for the Australian TV reality show Bondi Rescue and has been the theme song for seven consecutive seasons.
Three of the founding members of Thirsty Merc - Karl Robertson, Matthew Baker and Phil Stack - had played together in bands in Dubbo in regional NSW. In 2002 they teamed up with Sydney-sider Rai Thistlethwayte to form a band called “Thirsty”; soon after, they moved to Sydney and renamed themselves “Thirsty Merc”. The band’s name comes from a gas guzzling Mercedes Benz which belonged to lead singer Rai when the band was first rehearsing. The name also is a play on the phrase ‘Thirsty Work:’ The band members used to say that it was ‘thirsty work’ being in a rock band.
Thirsty Merc have released one EP entitled First Work, and 3 studio albums; Thirsty Merc, Slideshows, and Mousetrap Heart. The band has sold over 200,000 albums, has toured extensively around Australia, and have received heavy airplay in Australia on an impressive number of songs. After breaking through onto the Australian music scene they were nominated for four ARIA Awards in 2005 and Rai was nominated for Song of the Year at the APRA Awards in 2008 for Thirsty Merc’s top 2 airplay hit 20 Good Reasons. Their song In the Summertime was selected as the theme song for the Australian TV reality show Bondi Rescue and has been the theme song for seven consecutive seasons.
Three of the founding members of Thirsty Merc - Karl Robertson, Matthew Baker and Phil Stack - had played together in bands in Dubbo in regional NSW. In 2002 they teamed up with Sydney-sider Rai Thistlethwayte to form a band called “Thirsty”; soon after, they moved to Sydney and renamed themselves “Thirsty Merc”. The band’s name comes from a gas guzzling Mercedes Benz which belonged to lead singer Rai when the band was first rehearsing. The name also is a play on the phrase ‘Thirsty Work:’ The band members used to say that it was ‘thirsty work’ being in a rock band.
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conditionals wrote:
I remember being excited for the 1st album after getting their EP before the debut came out. Kind of lost interest after that, maybe I should catch up.
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sids20 wrote:
best song by far is "ALL My Life"
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sids20 wrote:
bondi rescue
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sven040ehv wrote:
Favorite band.. Probably the only fan in the netherlands but.. never mind.. maybe the greatest!
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DwayneyBoi wrote:
20 good reasons..
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jaxyfag wrote:
Bondi Rescue :3
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IMAGinES wrote:
Love the harmony in the chorus of The Hard Way.
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Djlordi wrote:
In the Summertime (and Bondi Rescue) rulez.
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Electricvolume wrote:
In the Summertime ♥
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ramboziomek wrote:
20 good reasonsssss!
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kitkate92 wrote:
Love you guys <3
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PsychoticxFairy wrote:
Someday Someday I will be here babe. Someday Someday I will be the one babe! <3
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vaneek wrote:
why does the whole world remind me of you? <3
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AmyLW wrote:
Caught them live in 2005 and 2007. Excellent stuff. Their self-titled was BRILLIANT, Slideshows wasn't too bad, but I'm not game to listen to their new album... I heard someone compare them to Maroon 5... :S Ohh dearrr...
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duubhglas wrote:
Mousetrap heart is a good album, but I was expecting a new Slideshow, my fave of the 3.
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jamesosaurus wrote:
okay this band has way too little play counts
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auntymel wrote:
Now I'm pissy that I can't reach my headphones. Everyone else is asleep (and I want them to stay that way!) but I just KNOW that some Thirsty Merc would improve my mood times a zillion!
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swiftmake wrote:
New album <3
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Alaisify wrote:
"Mousetrap Heart" is gold.
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MarchOfClouds wrote:
"No Sugar coming my way..." It's the only one I can be bothered listening to anymore.
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