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Hey Mercedes "Loses Control" (2026 Reissue) COLOR:Coke Bottle Clear Baduizm's success earned Erykah BaduHey Mercedes, formed from members of Chicago's emo band Braid, included Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, Mark Dawursk, and Damon Atkinson. They debuted with a self titled EP (Polyvinyl Records) in 2000 and followed up with extensive touring and two full length albums: Everynight Fire Works (Vagrant Records) in 2001 and Loses Control (Vagrant Records) in 2003 along with two more EP's: The Weekend EP (Vagrant Records) in 2002 and Unorchestrated (Grand Theft