Frog Eyes

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Frog Eyes is an indie rock band from Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), The quartet is led by singer/guitarist Carey Mercer and is known for their highly idiosyncratic songs, which pit Mercer’s unhinged, melodic vocals against a swirling mass of guitar, keyboards, and drums. Drummer Melanie Campbell (also Mercer’s wife) notably uses a ‘found object’ as part of her drums set, the so-called “dinger.” This object was only used on the their first three albums and has since been disposed of in favour of a normal ride cymbal.

Prior to Frog Eyes, Mercer was in Blue Pine, who released one self-titled album and whose unreleased second album was later appended to the reissue of Frog Eyes’ debut, The Bloody Hand. Mercer also has a solo project, Blackout Beach, and has released one album (Light Flows the Putrid Dawn) and one single under that name. 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 Bejarof Destroyer/The New Pornographers and Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown/Wolf Parade.

1	Idle Songs free download	426
2	Bushels free download	325
3	"Stockades" full track	231
4	Caravan Breakers, They Prey on the Weak and the Old full track	228
5	...Eagle Energy full track	209
6	Evil Energy, The Ill Twin of... full track	205
7	Reform the Countryside full track	203
8	The Policy Merchant, The Silver Bay full track	189
9	My Boats They Go full track	188
10	A Latex Ice Age free download	172
11	I Like Dot Dot Dot full track	133
12	One in Six Children Will Flee in Boats full track	131
13	The Fence Feels its Post full track	130
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wizard_of_ahhhs wrote:
last month

...and after you listent to it twice, you get caught up with the insane vibrations that their music deliver, which makes you want to continue listening to it because it becomes addictive!

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Indexcard wrote:
last month

the kind of music you have to listen to twice to really enjoy

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Lukugrosz wrote:
last month

Froggy eyes.

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noknife wrote:
last month

I like frog eyes

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LuzieLuzieLuzie wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/group/People+who+want+to+marry+Spencer+Krug+for+his+epic+talent

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parafish13 wrote:
last month

When I'm mad at my girlfriend I play Frog Eyes and she runs away holding her ears...weirdo. I got a compliment on my Frog Eyes shirt in Chicago. Wish I lived there...

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typeitasoneword wrote:
last month

This artist is definitely similar to Animal Collective, and that's all I know.

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MCMXCI wrote:
last month

mmmmmmmmm its good.

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Waqcku wrote:
last month

frog farts

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Alley-oop21 wrote:
last month

Bushels is the shortest 9 minute song I've ever heard.

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Mannequentin wrote:
last month

MMM excellent.

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zella_ wrote:
last month

oO the are the best!

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Vibbly wrote:
last month

these guys fucking suck

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Indexcard wrote:
July 2008

i imagine thats how it is with every husband/wife band

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Indexcard wrote:
July 2008

i bet he beats her every night

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cheesesandwich wrote:
July 2008

haha yeah, at one show he was bad mouthing her and yelling at her for sucking at the drums. then he called her his wife. i was like, "yeah, that's love".

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IAmMyOwnDamnGod wrote:
July 2008

wow i didnt know the drummer was his wife. i saw them, and she is super beautiful

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rigoisphat wrote:
July 2008

who the fuck is fascho?? i will find you

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Oidualc wrote:
July 2008

I'm kinda in love with Bushels.

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GinoCalzoni wrote:
July 2008

u r a fascho, RaePwnz?! =O or just a chick?

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