The new single "Some People," by Floyd Mercantile gets the mind thinking about people you know and new people you meet. The world is full of all kinds, and this song is one-of-a-kind using vocals, a pair of rhythm guitars in an abandoned general store  for unique sounds and backdrop.

In April 2025, Peter Mulvey and Jenna Nicholls, along with guitarist Ross Bellenoit, hit a country town in Virginia named Floyd, and found the abandoned store in the town. They whipped out the guitars, threw it all together with Righteous Babe Records to create this album full of songs that make one think, and the band likes that. Mulvey thinks that “art kicks the dust off of ordinary life.”

Another song on the album, "Your Considerable Charms," is sung by Nicholls and is kept in rhythm with Bellenoit on the slide guitar. All three are sitting in the corner, lit by a mid-day sun coming in through the window embellishing the hometown look. The old atmosphere added some character to their sound, said Nicholls. 

“The old cash register was there, glasses and stuff, it was really great,” she said. They used a 100-year-old

Jenna Nicholls lives in Woodstock, NY where she’s gained a little music magic. 

 

The inspiration for their name partially came from New Mountain Mercantile of Floyd, a shop on Main Street with a colorful sign and product line which focuses on locally-produced. "Our shop offers a unique items from various Floyd artists," they say on their website which is full of items like fragrance candles, and women's clothing from "Habitat," and "Color Me Cotton." It’s all earthy to say the least.

Their spring tour included Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and soon New York City in June before coming down I-95 for their show at Jammin' Java on June 28. Nicholls lives in Woodstock, New York too so she brings in a little flavor from the legendary music festival in 1969. In town she rubs elbows from time to time with John Sebastian, one of the famous musicians that played at the festival and is now a resident.

Their songs on this album show an aspect of open mindedness and "a commentary on population in general" said their agent Mark McKenna, who works with several bands from his office in New York City.

Floyd Mercantile's coming show

Sunday, June 28 at 7 p.m.

Jammin' Java

227 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA 22180

(703) 239-3805