Mousetrap Heart is the third studio album

Studio album

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 release by Australian rock band

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 Thirsty Merc

Thirsty Merc

Thirsty Merc are an Australian pop rock band formed in 2002 in Sydney, Australia. The band consists of Rai Thistlethwayte , Phil Stack , Karl Robertson , and Matt Smith ....

. It was released on 18 June 2010, through Warner Music Australia. The title track was released as the first single on 21 May 2010. The album marks the band's first release with guitarist Matt Smith, since joining the band just after the departure of Sean Carey earlier in the year.

Singles

"Mousetrap Heart" (21-5-2010)

"Kiss Me Away"

"Tommy and Krista" (3-9-2010)

"All My Life" (released to radio and provided a music video but not yet confirmed as official single)

Track listing

1. "Mousetrap Heart
   Mousetrap Heart (song)
   "Mousetrap Heart" is the first single from Thirsty Merc's third album Mousetrap Heart. It was released as a digital download on 21 May 2010....
   
   " — 3:33
2. "Kiss Me Away" — 3:49
3. "All My Life" — 4:38
4. "Tommy and Krista" — 3:52
5. "DNA" — 3:24
6. "Mozambique" — 3:34
7. "Betty Page
   Bettie Page
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   " — 3:38
8. "Damn This Love" — 4:28
9. "Life Is Life" — 6:30
10. "Waiting For You" — 6:06

Personnel

• Rai Thistlethwayte
  Rai Thistlethwayte
  Rai Thistlethwayte is an Australian rock and jazz musician and songwriter. Rai is an accomplished pianist, guitarist, and vocalist. He is most widely known as the lead singer and primary songwriter in the Australian rock pop band Thirsty Merc...
  
  

Guitars

Guitarist

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, Piano

Piano

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s & Singer-Songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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• Phil Stack
  Phil Stack
  Phil Stack is the bassist and one of the founding members of the Australian band, Thirsty Merc. Born in 1977, Stack grew up with his three older sisters in the New South Wales city of Dubbo. Stack is an accomplished jazz and rock musician within Australia. He is also a regular performer, playing...
  
  

Bass guitar

Bass guitar

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 & Backing vocals

• Karl Robertson
  Karl Robertson
  Karl Robertson is the drummer for Australian rock group Thirsty Merc as a founding member from 2002, he has performed on all their releases from First Work in September 2003 to the single "The Whole World Reminds Me of You" in December 2008.-Biography:...
  
  

Drums

Drummer

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 & percussion

Percussion instrument

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• Matt Smith

Guitar

Guitar

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Chart positions

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Albums Chart	14