There’s currently not much known about electro-pop act The Mercy Beat, though the deliberate veil of anonymity asks us to listen without making any assumptions about the members involved. Which doesn’t sound like such a bad proposition, after all – the song is there for us to hear, and we’re free to judge it by its own merit. So how good is the song, then? Well, "Sweet" seems to follow the very current trend of playing glistening hooks over a steady, rhythmic beat with the new romantic seduction of its lead singer’s dramatic vocal delivery. They’re playing their first show in at the Echo on April 8 at the Echo, which seems like a noteworthy start for a band making their debut appearance. Might as well attend to finally put a face to the name.
