Mercy (Armand Hammer and the Alchemist album)

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Mercy
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Studio album by
Armand Hammer and the Alchemist
ReleasedNovember 7, 2025 (2025-11-07)
Genre Hip-hop
Length41:51
Label
Producer The Alchemist
Armand Hammer chronology
We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
(2023)		Mercy
(2025)
Singles from Mercy
  1. "Super Nintendo"
    Released: October 14, 2025

Mercy is the second collaborative studio album by American hip-hop duo Armand Hammer and American hip-hop producer the Alchemist. It was released on November 7, 2025.

Contents

Background

Mercy follows the release of We Buy Diabetic Test Strips in 2023. It was announced on September 10, 2025. It is a collaboration with record producer the Alchemist, who had produced their 2021 album Haram . [1] On October 14, Armand Hammer released its lead single, "Super Nintendo", on October 14. [2] It released on November 7. [3]

Reception

Mercy received positive reviews from critics. Dash Lewis of Pitchfork rated the album 8.0, saying "Mercy reunites woods and Elucid with prestige rap kingmaker The Alchemist, who turns in some of his weirdest and most harrowing production since The Skeleton Key ". [4] John Amen of The Line of Best Fit rated the album 8/10, saying "if the duo have leaned toward elliptical writing in the past, here it’s particularly pronounced". [5] Koda Lin of Shatter the Standards rated the album 4/5 stars, saying "throughout Mercy, The Alchemist continues to find new emotional registers for Armand Hammer’s language". [3] Paul Attard of Slant Magazine rated it 3/5 stars, saying "Mercy is the kind of album that elicits respect more than it does excitement". [6]

Track listing

All tracks produced by The Alchemist.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Laraaji"
2:23
2."Peshawar"
  • Woods
  • Elucid
  • Maman
2:12
3."Calypso Gene" (featuring Silka and Cleo Reed)
  • Woods
  • Elucid
  • Maman
  • Silka
  • Ella Moore
2:57
4."Glue Traps" (featuring Quelle Chris)
3:35
5."Scandinavia"
  • Woods
  • Elucid
  • Maman
3:15
6."Nil by Mouth"
  • Woods
  • Elucid
  • Maman
3:08
7."Dogeared" (featuring Kapwani)
  • Woods
  • Elucid
  • Maman
  • Kapwani
2:52
8."Crisis Phone" (featuring Pink Siifu)
4:02
9."Moonbow"
  • Woods
  • Elucid
  • Maman
2:29
10."No Grabba"
  • Woods
  • Elucid
  • Maman
4:15
11."U Know My Body"
  • Woods
  • Elucid
  • Maman
2:00
12."Longjohns" (featuring Quelle Chris & Cleo Reed)
  • Woods
  • Elucid
  • Maman
  • Tennille
  • Moore
2:42
13."California Games" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt)
3:13
14."Super Nintendo"
  • Woods
  • Elucid
  • Maman
2:41
Total length:41:51

References

  1. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (2025-09-10). "Armand Hammer and the Alchemist Announce New Album Mercy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  2. ↑ Sacher, Andrew. "Armand Hammer & The Alchemist release first single from new album, "Super Nintendo"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  3. 1 2 Lin, Koda. "Album Review: Mercy by Armand Hammer & The Alchemist". Shatter the Standards. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Dash. "Armand Hammer / The Alchemist: Mercy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  5. ↑ "Armand Hammer and The Alchemist: Mercy review - surreal taste". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  6. ↑ Attard, Paul (2025-11-03). "Review: Armand Hammer & the Alchemist, 'Mercy'". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
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