THE QUALITY OF MERCURY – THE VOYAGER
A SPILL EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE
Today we are heading on a trip – a sonic journey through space rock textures and dreamability escapism in the best of musical traditions. At long last, we see the return of The Quality Of Mercury, whose sophomore album The Voyager delivers a loaded collection of superb tracks – a stellar follow-up to the debut album Transmission, released nine years ago.
Based in Pennsylvania, this is the solo project of Jeremiah Rouse, whose space-rock atmospherics are the resonating channels by which he explores our deep need for connection – both as individuals and humanity as a whole. With a background in film production and a lifelong love of sci-fi cinema, Rouse 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. The result: cinematic sensibility, meticulous sound design, and music that’s as emotionally resonant as it is sonically rich.
With immersive soundscapes that ambitiously blend indie rock, dreampop and space rock, The Voyager charts a cinematic journey with overarching themes of distance, discovery, and transformation. Successfully combining explosive rhythms with searing, catchy melodies, the album achieves a perfect blend of anthemic muscle and accessible musicality. Exploring a full range of human emotion, ranging from pure exhilaration and deep longing to anxiety and quiet introspection, this record is for anyone who has felt the world go silent and sent a signal into the dark, hoping for something or someone to respond.
Rouse shares, “‘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. 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.
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.
The Voyager album is being released digitally and can be obtained from the regular music platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp.
CREDITS
Music written, performed and recorded by Jeremiah Rouse
Backing 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
The Quality Of Mercury
The Voyager
(Independent)
Release Date: October 24, 2025
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Photo Credit: Matthew Hamm
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