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Members Ben Stevenson and John Watson first played together in a punk band called Misdemeanor. They attracted enough attention, from playing shows around town, to be offered tours with Guttermouth, Jughead's Revenge, Straightfaced, Good Riddance, and 88 Fingers Louie. This increased Canadian exposure introduced them to Cecil English (SNFU, d.b.s., The Smalls) who produced their first independently released album by the time they were 15 years old. Changing their name to Our Mercury, they released their album Your Medicine on Edmonton's Farway Records in 2002.[4] For their second recording, Our Mercury signed to Smallman Records[5] who released From Below in 2005.[6] The addition of Eric Budd, formerly of The Operators brought renewed energy to the albums and live shows[citation needed]. Their signature 70's tinged punk now had elements of Motown and danceable pop. From Below achieved local commercial radio success through its heavy rotation on Sonic 102.9, and received reviews both locally and nationally.