Mercy Kelly ignite a new era with the darkly glorious 'Out in the Night'

Mercy Kelly have always known how to bottle the rush of a late-night escape. But on 'Out in the Night', the Greater Manchester quartet sharpen that instinct into their most electrifying statement yet, a track that feels like sprinting through your hometown at 2am with your heart hammering and the future finally unclenching.

After reshaping themselves back into a four-piece, the band waste absolutely no time proving that reduction can be a rebirth. The song arrives with chiming guitars that cut like frost, a rhythm section that pulses with widescreen ambition, and Jack Marland’s vocals searching the skyline for something worth holding on to. It’s the perfect collision of shadow and shimmer, the gothic edge of their early identity sharpened into something bold, confident, and cinematic.

'Out in the Night' carries that unmistakable northern romanticism. Mercy Kelly sound bigger than ever, even as they scale back to essentials.

Fresh from stages that have seen them level festival crowds, the band channel that momentum into a single that refuses to stand still. Produced with longtime collaborator Alex Quinn, the track leans into their love for jangled melancholy and windswept atmospherics while pushing their sound toward something even more anthemic.

If this is the first chapter of their new phase, Mercy Kelly are stepping into it with fire in their lungs. 'Out in the Night' is a firm reminder that some bands don’t fade; they just strike the match again and light up the sky.