The Mercurymen
In the summer of 2006, following the sessions for I'm Alive, Jinder joined forces with fellow singer/songwriters Gavin Wyatt and Simon Johnson to form harmony-driven trio The Mercurymen. Stylistically influenced by the likes of Crosby, Stills & Nash, Richard Thompson and John Martyn, but driven by a folk-pop sensibility, the band recorded debut release The Keep Me In Your Heart EP in 2007, which was given a soft release by Flying Sparks Records in October of that year, but is currently out of print.
In early 2008, The Mercurymen were signed by Sony BMG to their Arista/RCA imprint, and began work on their debut album Postcards From Valonia, which would be Jinder's sixth album, and was scheduled to be released in 2009, but alas the release was never to come to fruition, following the band's departure from Sony BMG in November 2008. The band toured extensively in 2008, playing nearly 150 shows, including touring with Deacon Blue, Melody Gardot, Level 42, Sinéad O'Connor and more, along with several memorable festival appearances, including an incendiary show at The Tartan Heart Festival at Belladrum, Scotland, and a lengthy headline tour of small venues during the summer.
The Mercurymen parted company amicably in July 2009, due in equal part to time constrictions placed upon the group by individual commitments, and the parting of ways from Sony BMG the previous November.
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