Musical Style
Musical influences he has mentioned include The Smiths, The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Zombies and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Mercer is known to play a worn yellow Gibson Les Paul Double cut faded. With Broken Bells, Mercer has mostly been seen using a Vox Wildcat.
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