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Song Premiere: Boston Band Merry Brigade’s ‘Work Smoothly’ Is White-Hot, Entrancing, Incandescent Rock

Posted in Exclusives with tags , on 06/20/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

It was only a month ago that we introduced you to Merry Brigade.

In Merry Brigade’s first video interview, Love revealed how the group’s trials and tribulations with their previous projects strengthened their new musical undertaking, what he learned from Soundgarden (his favorite band) and author David Foster Wallace, and how delicately he treats his lyrics.

Now, they’ve paid The Bad Penny a second visit to bequeath us with the premiere of their new song, “Work Smoothly.”

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Merry Brigade’s Joe Love Took Tips From Soundgarden, David Foster Wallace for His Aspiring (and Inspiring) New Band

Posted in Interviews, The Visionaries, Videos with tags , , , on 05/02/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Earlier this week, The Bad Penny caught up with Joe Love, vocalist/guitarist of brand-new, badass Boston band Merry Brigade, who freshen up grunge-era alt-rock with a modern sound. The quartet — which also features Dave Holmes (guitar/backing vocals), Kevin Delprete (bass) and Ben Chase (drummer) — self-released their debut EP, DDD, in mid-March. After taking that first step, Merry Brigade are moving full-steam ahead, with their first full-length slated to come out later this year and a second LP — which the band is already toiling away at — poised to materialize in 2027.

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