Mercury Slim groeide op in New Mexico. Zo ongeveer elk jaar verhuisde hij weer ergens anders heen binnen deze warme staat. Tijdens zijn omzwervingen vond hij inspiratie is ‘melodic misfits’ als Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain en Nina Simone. Mede daardoor is hij zelf muziek gaan maken en verhuisde hij naar LA. Zijn stijl? Dromerige Americana met een klein electronisch randje. Denk aan Garrett T. Capps, Kurt Vile of Aaron Lee Tasjan. Of natuurlijk aan Mercury Slim :)
The song is very multi faceted and takes on Many roles rather than being about any one thing in particular. I continue to find new meanings as time marches on. Space Cadet about rejecting everything culture and society hands you as what you are supposed to be. As well as rejection of the consumerism and ideology that drives a lot of what’s harming people and the planet we live on. The chorus/ hook is a release from societal expectations. I became a huge Star Trek (particularly TNG) fan after high school and it has shaped how I view the world and what is possible for humanity in a post scarcity society. On another facet, my father and I began working together right after I got out of high school and he drove the company work van. Once I got into Star Trek, which he was already into, it became something we bonded over and we where able to connect in a positive healthy way really for the first time in our lives. He had been gone for half of my childhood battling addiction and was able to overcome what he needed to come back into my families life. We named his work van the NC-17D and it was kind of our ship to drive around and solve mysteries (doing IT work) in.
