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About Me

Driving. Passionate. The Perfect Morning.Hailing from Nashville, TN, The Perfect Morning have a lot in common with every great rock band: a desire to bring the perfect blend of pop sensibility, creativity, and passion to our culture's musical landscape. Singer/guitarist Mike Fraedrich, singer/drummer Wes Pickering, guitarist/bass player Paul Shearer, and Singer/keyboardist McKendree Tucker are on mission to bring something fresh to the modern rock mixtape. Drawing from an eclectic blend of influences such as Mae, Sigur Ros, Muse, and post punk of the 80s, The Perfect Morning is working to meld original songs with a melodic modern rock sound that listeners of all varieties can embrace. Each member of the band a vital part of the writing process and each adamant about the musical quality, they bring to the table a passion for great music that's unrivaled in today's music industry. And with unmatched determination, The Perfect Morning plays every show with the intention of creating a memorable experience by electrifying each audience member in attendance.Success is never guaranteed, the path is struck with hard work and perseverence, but the Perfect Morning is poised and ready to carry on the torch of great rock bands for our generation.Keep checking here for updated news, upcoming shows, and new tracks as we get them recorded for the new record that should be hitting the streets this Fall! Buy our debut release "The Project Mercury Alone EP" now for just $6.00 including shipping!

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Member Since: 11/29/2004
Band Website: theperfectmorning.com
Band Members:

Mike Fraedrich
vocals, guitars, computers

Paul Shearer
guitars, hair

McKendree Tucker
keys, macintosh

Wes Pickering
drums, computers, vocals

Engineered by Mike Fraedrich and Wes Pickering
Recorded at Belmont Studio B
Mixed by Mike Fraedrich and Wes Pickering
Art & Design by stonehengeFX

Influences: Mae, Radiohead, U2, Luna Halo, Incubus, Jimmy Eat World, Mute Math, Anberlin, Taking Back Sunday, Sanctus Real, Our Lady Peace, The Killers, Jars of Clay, Foo Fighters, For All The Drifters, Paper Route, Cool Hand Luke, Celebrity, Mourning September, Coldplay, Slow Coming Day, Copeland, Athlete, UnderOATH, dctalk, Falling Up, Keane, Switchfoot, the Beatles, feist, imogen heap, Sigur Ros, Death Cab, Postal Service, Muse,
Sounds Like: some vocals, guitars, bass, drums and keys.
Record Label: (independent)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Last Nights Show

Hello!I just wanted to give a quick shoutout to everyone that saw us at The Flying Saucer last night: YOU ALL ROCK! Thanks so much for coming out to support us and the Nashville Humane Society. And th...
Posted by THE PERFECT MORNING on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:04:00 PST

booking and new album progress

Hey everybody! I figured it was about time for an update on what's going on in the TPM camp. We're excited to announce that we've teamed up with Rick Brady with Artists International to help us out in...
Posted by THE PERFECT MORNING on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:07:00 PST

the times they are a changin'

Hello everyone....some of you may have noticed that our name has changed. There was apparently another band called Project Mercury, and finding our music was getting to be confusing at times. &n...
Posted by THE PERFECT MORNING on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:12:00 PST

back from studioland

so, this weekend's trip into studioland produced good results. we were able to get drums on new recordings of "alone" and of "nice guys" (do we need a new title for this song?). By th...
Posted by THE PERFECT MORNING on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:53:00 PST

a change of plan

so, because of scheduling and stuff like that, instead of writing, mike and I are going to be tracking drums tonight. that's a good thing; it means we are one step closer to bringing you new stu...
Posted by THE PERFECT MORNING on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:26:00 PST

coming soon to an ipod near you...

we're currently working on securing some studio time to put together a full legnth project. what can you expect? huge drums, great songs, and guitar tone for days and days... mike a...
Posted by THE PERFECT MORNING on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:55:00 PST

music and fighting.

happy monday everybody, mike and i have been at work with some new music. it's been good to get in the same room and write. the results are sounding pretty good. high energy ear cand...
Posted by THE PERFECT MORNING on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:31:00 PST

happy groundhog day everybody

today is a good day to live over and over again! -wes
Posted by THE PERFECT MORNING on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:00:00 PST

Resolutions

Greets to everyone.We're now one week into a new year. I hope that everyone's holidays were amazing. Mine were most excellent! 2007 looks like it's going to be a big year. I hope and pray that all...
Posted by THE PERFECT MORNING on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:23:00 PST

Happy Christmas!

Hello everyone,i just wanted to post my first TPM blog to wish you all a Happy Christmas. I hope that all of you have the best of times this year. This next year has exciting things in store for The...
Posted by THE PERFECT MORNING on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:30:00 PST