Described as the album that brought Mercury Rev back from the edge by guitarist Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak, 1998’s Deserter’s Dreams went on to become one of the last millennium’s more critical listens. Fast forward 23-years and the album’s subject matter could not be more relevant given our collective current reality.

I chatted to the band’s Adam Snyder to unpack the backstory and explore their reverential indie-fringe appeal.