“Rabble-rousing troubadour Jesse Ahern has earned an international following for his politically charged working-class roots rock — unsurprisingly he’s a favorite of fellow Bostonians the Dropkick Murphys, who’ve brought him on their tours and released his music on their label. “Mercy” finds Ahern adding a soul music setting to some of his anthems, revealing a songwriter who can be as passionate and pointed about his inner life as he is about the world at large.  These times are perfectly captured in “Someday,” where Ahern admits that he’s “scared too,” but promises that “things will change/not today, but someday.”” – WBUR When Jesse Ahern walks on stage he looks like a regular guy-albeit one with a six string strapped across his body and an anchor tattoo under his right eye. As he tears through his set, easily rousing brand new crowds to shout his choruses back in his face, it’s clear Jesse could be everybody’s friend. Ahern has spent the last few years touring, sharing stages with Dropkick Murphys, Rancid, Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, Violent Femmes, X, Jaime Wyatt and The Record Company. While on the road Jesse was inspired to write “Mercy” and self-release it via Roots Rock Rebel Music Ahern will hit the road in support of Mercy throughout 2025. For more information about the album and ways to purchase, visit www.jesseahern.com