Merrick Quill · KSPI 94.7 · hatch open

Merrick Quill & the Hatch Gang

The gang answers on beat.

Void shanties — call-and-response cargo chants, mag-boot stomps, and a crew chorus you can learn in one pass on the loading line.

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Why the gang stays on the roster

I make music for rooms that still smell like weld smoke and coffee at mid-load. Call-and-response void shanties. Mag-boot stomp. Rope-slap. Handclaps. Warm baritone that cuts through a bay — I call first, then the Hatch Gang answers. Choruses you can learn in one pass on a loading line. Not a solo career. That is the point.

Line and Load. Seal the Bay. One More Ton. Who Holds the Strap. Not lonely cockpit country. Not Torin's homework. Not Rourke's bar swagger solo. Work songs for people who move tonnage. I keep a day-rate loader badge in the case next to the pick — keeps the chants honest when booking agents offer to split the chorus.

This album is for dock gangs, junior loaders, Trump Station overtime domes, and anyone who wants their name on the shift instead of a confession booth. KSPI Light books us between softer acts because the dial needs muscle that does not scream metal. Call it. Load it. Sing it shut.

Hatch Gang

Album 01 · 12 songs on Corridor Light — track list in progress; more songs landing as they write.

  1. 01Line and Load
  2. 02Hatch Gang
  3. 03Jump Rope Count
  4. 04Seal the Bay
  5. 05One More Ton
  6. 06Captain's Whistle
  7. 07Mag-Boot Stomp
  8. 08Leave It Labeled
  9. 09Berth to Berth
  10. 10Coffee at Mid-Load
  11. 11Who Holds the Strap
  12. 12Home When the Hatch Shuts