It's Supergroup time! Fistful of Mercy named themselves after a song they wrote in their initial sessions. Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper and Dhani Harrison have teamed up together, and oh the wattage they bring! Their debut album, As I Call You Down, came out just over a month ago on Harrison's Hot Records, which was founded by his father, George Harrison. And they are hot indeed, just coming off visits to Conan's new show, Jimmy Fallon, and CNN.

Dhani and Ben met skateboarding in Southern California. Then they bumped into one another again at Lollapalooza, while Ben and Joseph had already made plans to go into the studio together. Now they were three. They ended up writing and recording nine songs over the course of three jam packed days at the Carriage House in Los Angeles, that was to become the CD. Acoustic and featuring three-part harmony; they bring soul, pop, blues, and folk together. Dhani compared the trio's process to his father's collaboration in The Traveling Wilbury's. And then a couple of other folks were brought in on the back end of the recording, Jim Keltner for percussion overdubs, and violinist Jessy Greene. Fistful of Mercy are bringing it on the road, too! Consider yourself lucky if you are able to catch them in their early incarnation!

Got the bluesy "Father's Son" for you, and yeah...it's fun! And so ironic that the blues can be so cathartic!

- Jessie Scott