With the Mercy Arms moving from 'hiatus' to 'official break up'  to 'management denial' and back to 'official breakup' (if their R.I.P myspace headline is to be believed)... it's relieving to know that the creative juices of lead man Thom Moore haven't been stifled by the turbulence. His subsequent musical project Canvas Kites is a little more uptempo and joyful than the Arms, but that's not to say that there's any loss in musical impact. They're just about to make the pilgrimage to London (as many have before them), but thankfully threw down some last-minute local shows before packing up their Rickenbackers.