Small Mercies were an Australian alternative rock group from Brisbane , which formed in 1997 . They used the names , Seventh Avenue and Blaik , before adopting Small Mercies in 2004 . Their final line-up was Steve Blaik on lead vocals and guitar , Marty O'Brien on drums , Danny Procopis on lead guitar , and Jeff Reeves on bass guitar . Small Mercies released two EPs , '' Is This Life ? '' ( 2003 ) and '' Off the Record '' ( 2004 ) , and one studio album , '' Beautiful Hum '' ( May 2008 ) . Their highest charting release , " Innocent " ( May 2007 ) , reached the ARIA Singles Chart Top 40 and was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007 for Breakthrough Artist – Single . By December 2010 the group had disbanded
ARIA Music Awards of 2007
ARIA Music Awards of 2007
Small Mercies