Dave Hause and The Mermaid

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be in a rock and roll band, says Dave Hause. The Philly-bred, California-based singer-songwriter had an epiphany rewatching Goodfellas, and this record is his realization of that lifelong dream distilled into 10 songs. This record is And The Mermaid, and those songs offer a welcome shock to the system, blending Hause’s signature lyrical elan and gift for surging melodies with his keening vocals and some deliciously sharp musical elbows courtesy of the titular group.