Thirsty Merc formed in Sydney in 2002 releasing their debut EP, First Work, in September 2003, before being signed to Warner Music. The band’s big break came in 2004 with the release of their debut, self-titled, album which included the hits, ‘Someday Someday’ and ‘In The Summertime’ (the theme for Bondi Rescue since 2006).

Three more studio albums followed – Slideshows in 2007 (#4 ARIA Album) and Mousetrap Heart in 2010 (#14 on the ARIA Album chart) which included radio staples, ’20 Good Reasons’, ‘Mousetrap Heart’ and ‘Tommy and Krista’. Their latest release, Shifting Gears, their first wholly independent and first new material in five years, was released in 2015.

Catch them play The Zoo on Thursday December 19.