Established in 1989, The Mermen are a uniquely San Francisco-based, psychedelic surf power trio made up of founder, guitarist and composer, Jim Thomas, bassist Allen Whitman and Martyn Jones on drums.
"The best rock and roll is poetry in motion, with or without words — and some of the best records of the year came without. The Mermen play an extreme brand of surf music; the trebly turbulent and black minor chord moods of guitarist Jim Thomas are like a rough ride on the icy seas of the mid-Atlantic. Hints of Dick Dale filter through the cracked...
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