Hey Mercedes "Hey Mercedes/Unorchestrated" (2026 Reissue) 2026-04-17-Fresh Selena Gomez and benny blanco

Selena Gomez and benny blanco team up to release their first project as a couple

But it’s the spiritual concerns of lead songwriter Michael Glabicki that lend When I Woke its healthy heft…this album’s got more on its mind that just having a good time (though it is all that and more

this color splatter LP is being released exclusively for RSD Black Friday 2023

Blending heavy music

this new body of work explores the all-too-relatable feelings of falling in love and embracing the raw emotions that you experience as a result of leading with your intuition and heart

Hey Mercedes "Hey Mercedes/Unorchestrated" (2026 Reissue) 2026-04-17-Fresh Selena Gomez and benny blancoHey Mercedes, formed from members of Chicago's emo band Braid, included Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, Mark Dawursk, and Damon Atkinson. They debuted with a self titled EP (Polyvinyl Records) in 2000 and followed up with extensive touring and two full length albums: Everynight Fire Works (Vagrant Records) in 2001 and Loses Control (Vagrant Records) in 2003 along with two more EP's: The Weekend EP (Vagrant Records) in 2002 and Unorchestrated (Grand Theft