Download Mercury Rev's "Opus 40"

On May 17, Mercury Rev plan to release a deluxe double CD reissue of their 1998 record Deserter’s Songs. The release—which will feature a 13-track bonus disc of demos, b-sides, rarities and outtakes—celebrates one of the Buffalo, N.Y., bands ’ definitive albums over its two-decade career.

To celebrate the reissue, Mercury Rev has made “Opus 40” available as a free MP3. Download the song here, and check out the deluxe release’s tracklist below.

Album:
1. Holes
2. Tonite It Shows
3. Endlessly
4. Collect Coins
5. Opus 40
6. Hudson Line
7. The Happy End (The Drunk Room)
8. Goddess on a Highway
9. The Funny Bird
10. Pick Up If You’re There
11. Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp

Bonus Disc:
1) Piano vs. Telephone (Cassette Tape Player Demo)
2) Holes (Bill Laswell 1998 Remix)
3) Pick Up If You’re There (DJ Nickel 1998 Remix)
4) Endlessly (Tascam 8-Track Reel to Reel Demo)
5) A Soft Kiss (for waking up) (Cassette Tape Player Demo)
6) Tonite It Shows (Tascam 8-Track Reel to Reel Demo)
7) Looking Back Now, I Can See (Unreleased Mix)
8) Opus 40 (Early Rough Version)
9) Hudson Line (Early Rough Version)
10) Judging By The Moon (Cassette Tape Player Demo)
11) Goddess On A Hiway (1989 Cassette Tape Player Demo)
12) Night On Panther Mountain (Unreleased Mix)
13) Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp (Early Rough Version)