Frog Eyes
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Absolutely Kosher |
| Associated acts | Swan Lake, Blue Pine |
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| Carey Mercer Melanie Campbell Ryan Beattie Megan Boddy |
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| Michael Rak Grayson Walker Spencer Krug McCloud Zicmuse |
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Frog Eyes is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada known for their highly idiosyncratic songs, which pit Carey Mercer's melodic falsetto whoops against an avalanche of guitar, keyboards, piano, and drums. Their 2010 album Paul's Tomb: A Triumph was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[1] The band is in rotation on CBC Radio.[2]
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[edit] History
Frog Eyes is led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Carey Mercer.[3] Drummer Melanie Campbell[4][5] and Mercer are married, and are Frog Eyes' only two permanent members. Campbell is originally from Penticton, British Columbia, as is former member Spencer Krug.
Mercer's prior band Blue Pine, which also included member Michael Rak, released two records, although the second Blue Pine remained unreleased during the band's existence, instead being released as a bonus album appended to the reissue of Frog Eyes' debut, The Bloody Hand. Mercer also has a solo project, Blackout Beach, and has released two albums (Light Flows the Putrid Dawn and Skin of Evil) and one single on Soft Abuse. Different versions of three Blackout Beach songs appear on Frog Eyes releases.
Frog Eyes performed with Destroyer in live shows and on Dan Bejar's album Notorious Lightning & Other Works. This collaboration led to the formation of Swan Lake, a "songwriter's project" with Dan Bejar of Destroyer/The New Pornographers and Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown/Wolf Parade. Frog Eyes performed at Wavelength #177 in August 2003 (Wavelength Music Arts Projects).
On April 26, 2010, Frog Eyes released their fifth full-length studio album, Paul's Tomb: A Triumph, in the UK. It was released a day later in the US. It is the band's first release on Bloomington, Indiana indie label Dead Oceans.[6]
[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- Carey Mercer
- Melanie Campbell
- Megan Boddy
- Ryan Beattie
[edit] Former
- Grayson Walker
- McCloud Zicmuse
- Michael Rak
- Spencer Krug
[edit] Discography
- The Bloody Hand (2002) Global Symphonic
- Emboldened Navigator (2003) Soft Abuse
- The Golden River (2003) Animal World/Global Symphonic
- The Folded Palm (2004) Absolutely Kosher
- Ego Scriptor (2004) Absolutely Kosher
- The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All (2006) Acuarela
- Tears of the Valedictorian (2007) Absolutely Kosher
- Frog Eyes/ Hello Blue Roses 7" (2008) Absolutely Kosher
- Paul's Tomb: A Triumph (2010) Dead Oceans
[edit] See also
- Music of Canada
- Canadian rock
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of bands from Canada
- List of bands from British Columbia
- Category:Canadian musical groups
[edit] References
- ^ "Polaris Music Prize Reveals the 2010 Long List". www.exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. 17 June 2010. http://exclaim.ca/News/Polaris_Music_Prize_Reveals_2010_Long_List. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Frog Eyes Artist Page". radio3.cbc.ca. CBC Radio 3. http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Frog-Eyes. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ James Christopher Monger. "Frog Eyes Biography". www.allmusic.com. Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frog-eyes-p562064/biography. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Frog Eyes Artist Info". rateyourmusic.com. Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/frog_eyes. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Frog Eyes Discography". www.discogs.com. Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Frog+Eyes. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Frog Eyes Artist Page". www.deadoceans.com. Dead Oceans. http://www.deadoceans.com/artist.php?name=frogeyes. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
