Kieran Mercer

No man is an island, but some men are private. Some men need nothing more than their time and their imagination. Kieran Mercer is one of these men, and even though the former Jackie Valentine frontman is now relying on nothing but himself, his music speaks to a large audience.

When a band leader shakes off his counterparts and embarks on a career alone, the first hurdle is creating a different sound so as to not appear to be cashing in on the trail blazed before him. In his new songs, there is no trace of the now-defunct band in Mercer