MERCURY REV - DONAHUE AVOIDS THE OBVIOUS WITH MERCURY REV

MERCURY REV singer JONATHON DONAHUE refuses to apologise for his band's elitist music, because he deliberately avoids the "obvious".

The OPUS 40 star admits it takes patience to enjoy a Mercury Rev album but he wouldn't have it any other way.

He explains, "There's something deeper, another language through the use of allegory that I enjoy exploring.

"Does this make it obvious for most listeners to jump into a Mercury Rev record? Probably not.

"But we don't make excuses for that. We're not obvious people."