Mercury Teardrop is the solo project of Canadian musician, Brad Bauman. Along with conspirators, Rosalie Sonsalla, Ted Johnson, and others adding their vocal talents, Mercury Teardrop's songs are brought to life in ways that capture the nostalgic mosaic of the analog and early digital sounds of the 80s and 90s. The first studio offering from Mercury Teardrop, Apparitions of a Dying Moon, pays homage to the synth sounds and textures of early 80s bands like Simple Minds, Depeche Mode, and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The Album, Blinded by a Dark Star (2020), is a sonic canvas for the contrast of dark and light. Themes of renewal and overcoming the universal challenges of the human condition are central to the album. Songs like "Noise in a Vacuum", depict the cold, harsh reality of one's existential ponderings, while transporting the listener to somewhere not rooted in reality. Analog synth layers with luscious guitars dominate the more industrial backdrop of 80s and 90s era drum machine sequences. The most recent album, Curved Rainbows on a Flat Planet (2022) blurs genres to weave a story of life in an era of uncertainty. The themes of the album are underscored in tracks like "Blackest Heart" and "Phoenix in Ashes". Brad is also the lead guitarist in Modern Angel.