 Modern Merchant is the musical project of John Parson (vocals/guitar), Jesse Stanford (vocals/guitar), and Sydney Weiss (vocals/drums). Parson and Weiss established the band after meeting in Brooklyn, later bringing on Stanford, whose friendship with Parson can be traced back to rural Connecticut. Both now contribute as songwriters and their unique and powerful partnership is in many ways the guts of Modern Merchant. Weiss is very much the brains; her percussive style pulls from the influences of jazz, rock, funk, and the avant garde. 

Together they create a songs that are equal parts anthemic, dreamy, and layered - embracing elements of indie rock, psychedelia, dream pop, and electro. Their 4 song EP, Virtues, will be released on August 28.

The Wild Honey Pie - "The vast soundscapes move and twist around, undulating and shifting constantly. Their absolutely lovely and mesmerizing track “Bucolic” illustrates their penchant for movement in the best way." 

Impose Magazine - “[Bucolic] stirs a sense of worlds that could only exist by the physical earthy sciences of sound."

CMJ - “Amongst the bucolic, indie-to-epic sprawl of this ethereal swirl are some sharded beats, guitar warbles that fade away and crawl back... finding its hopeful footing again."


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