Alternative rock artist The Quality of Mercury presents his sophomore album ‘The Voyager’, an adventurous journey that explores different terrains and sensations: exhilaration, anxiety, longing and introspection, highlighted by focus track ‘Radiate’. Nine years since his debut ‘Transmission’ album, he is finally back with new music that is both anthemic and accessible, cinematic and catchy – a perfect blend of muscle and melody.
The Quality of Mercury is Pennsylvania-based artist Jeremiah Rouse, who handles everything from writing and performing to engineering. Previewed by the singles ‘Heaven’s Gate’ and ‘Ganymede’, this groovesome, graceful and grand music with space-rock atmospherics speaks to our deep need for connection. His ongoing search for meaning is woven into songs that range from bursts of excitement to moments of quiet reflection.
“‘The Voyager’ album is born from a deep place of longing — for connection, for meaning, for something beyond the surface of everyday life. It’s about the desperation we often feel when distance, whether emotional, spiritual, or physical, gets in the way of our need to connect truly,” says Jeremiah Rouse.
“At this point in my life, I’ve realized that relationships, both human and spiritual, are at the center of everything. These songs reflect that realization. They’re part confession, part exploration, part quiet hope. They come from nights of questioning, moments of stillness, and the constant ache for something more meaningful. I made this album in hopes that someone, somewhere, would feel a little less alone in their search for purpose, presence, and peace. If ‘The Voyager’ helps you feel a little less alone in your search, then it’s done what I hope it would.”
A cinematic journey that explores overarching themes of distance, discovery, and transformation, this album explores what it means to reach outward when the world feels silent. Through immersive lyrics, explosive rhythms, and searing guitars, these soundscapes reflect the future cracking through the static. It’s a record for anyone who’s ever sent a signal into the dark, hoping for something or someone to answer back.
Rouse’s musical vision is one of majestic imagination and propulsive energy, built upon the dynamic spirit of artists like Hum, Failure, Starflyer 59, and Sunny Day Real Estate. His work is preoccupied with the thrill of the sublime universe, chronicling epic intergalactic voyages and the faint echo of cosmic transmissions from untold distances. This is a sound that connects instantly with listeners—an essential link that uses its vast, extraterrestrial scope to launch a powerful and exciting sonic experience.
The Quality of Mercury creates an expansive, absorbing sonic environment where each track is constructed as a grand yet meticulously detailed aural landscape. The driving goal is ambitious but simple: to craft music that consistently reveals something new and unexpected every time it’s heard. Tiny flourishes, subtle swells, and sound elements moving across the stereo field are placed with painstaking precision, often blooming unexpectedly or emerging decisively at the optimal moment. This meticulous attention to every detail is a defining characteristic of the entire creative process.
With a background in film production and a lifelong love of sci-fi cinema, Jeremiah approaches songwriting with a distinctly visual mindset. Every song is imagined like a scene from a movie — framed, lit, and paced as though it were a short film. That cinematic sensibility, combined with a meticulous approach to sound design, results in music that’s as emotionally resonant as it is sonically rich.
As of October 24, ‘The Voyager’ album is available from fine music platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp.
CREDITS
All music written, performed and recorded by Jeremiah Rouse
Back up vocals by Violet Rouse
Drums performed and recorded by Mario Quintero at AudioMQ Studio
Final Mixes by Mario Quintero at AudioMQ Studio
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music
Album artwork created by Jeremiah Rouse
Artist photos by Matthew Hamm
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR
TRACK LIST
1 . Moonrise
2 . Radiate
3 . Ganymede
4 . Heaven’s Gate
5 . Desperate Measures
6 . Receiving Hertz
7 . Selenite
8 . The Voyager