Old Mervs

Old Mervs are an Australian independent rock group, consisting of David House and Henry Carrington-Jones.^[3] The duo have known each other since they were five years of age.^[4][2] They started performing together in 2017 and agreed to the name Old Mervs in 2018.^[5][2] Their name refers to the friends' childhood pet dog named Mervin.^[1]

Old Mervs
Origin	Kojonup, Western Australia, Australia
Genres	Independent rock[1][2]
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Dew Process (2022–present)
Members	David House Henry Carrington-Jones
Website	www.oldmervs.com

Old Mervs have found success with their alternative, Australian indie surf rock, selling out venus across multiple tours both locally in Australia and abroad.

Their second EP Give It Up debuted at number 33 on the ARIA Albums Chart in November 2023.

History

House and Carrington-Jones have known each other since five years of age,^[6] growing up together on rural farms in Kojonup, a small town 256 kilometres south-east of Perth in Western Australia.^[7]

On 7 October 2022, Old Mervs released their debut EP Get Better, which was proceeded by the singles "Where I Go" and "Be There".^[8][3]

On 10 November 2023, Old Mervs released their second EP, Give It Up, which became the band's first release to chart on the ARIA Charts.^[9]

The single "Sweetheart" placed 47 in triple J's Hottest 100 2023^[10]

The single "What You've Lost" placed 38 in triple J's Hottest 100 2024.^[11]

In November 2024, Old Mervs announced their self-titled debut album, which was released in March 2025.^[12]

Old Mervs performed at Lollapalooza in 2025.

Members

• David House – guitar, vocals^[2]
• Henry Carrington-Jones – drums, backing vocals^[2]

Tours

Australian Tours

2025

• Album Tour. Old Mervs toured Australia and New Zealand for the release of their debut album from 1 May 2025 - 5 July 2025.

2024

• 'How The Fark Are Ya?' tour. Performed in Australia and New Zealand capital cities from 29 August to 27 September 2024.
• Regional Tour. Old Mervs toured smaller regional centres after the release of their EP 'Give It Up' from 5 January to 28 March 2024.

2023

• 'On The Road Again' tour. 13 October - 10 November 2023.
• 'Get Better Aus Tour'. Celebrating the release of debut EP 'Get Better'.13 January - 17 March 2023.

2022

• 'Old Mervs Aus Tour'. Debut headline tour of Australia. 2 September - 30 September 2022 at 10 locations across Australia.

International Tours

• UK/Europe. 11 performances in November and December 2025 in the UK, Ireland, France and Germany.
• USA. 18 performances across the USA from 16 July - 16 August 2025.
• UK. November 2024.
• New Zealand. 3 performances in April 2023.

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [13]
Old Mervs	Released: 21 March 2025[12] Label: Dew Process (DEW9001558) Format: CD, LP, digital	4

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [14]
Get Better	Released: 7 October 2022[8][3] Label: Dew Process (DEW9001529) Formats: Digital, LP	—
Give It Up	Released: 10 November 2023 Label: Dew Process (DEW9001542) Formats: Digital, LP	33

Singles

List of singles, showing certifications and album

Title	Year	Certifications	Album
"Cellphone"	2020	ARIA: Gold[15]	Non-album single

Awards and nominations

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2024	Old Mervs	Best New Artist	Nominated	[16]