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	434
2	Bushels free download	313
3	"Stockades" full track	257
4	Caravan Breakers, They Prey on the Weak and the Old full track	247
5	Reform the Countryside full track	238
6	...Eagle Energy full track	211
7	My Boats They Go full track	208
8	The Policy Merchant, The Silver Bay full track	202
9	Evil Energy, The Ill Twin of... full track	199
10	A Latex Ice Age free download	157
11	One in Six Children Will Flee in Boats full track	139
12	The Oscillator's Hum free download	117
12	Masticated Outboard Motors full track	117
14	I Like Dot Dot Dot full track	115
15	The Fence Feels its Post full track	111

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Indexcard wrote:
Monday morning

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

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Lukugrosz wrote:
10 days ago

Froggy eyes.

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noknife wrote:
14 days ago

I like frog eyes

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LuzieLuzieLuzie wrote:
16 days ago

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

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parafish13 wrote:
17 days ago

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:
22 days ago

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

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MCMXCI wrote:
22 days ago

mmmmmmmmm its good.

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Waqcku wrote:
23 days ago

frog farts

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Alley-oop21 wrote:
24 days ago

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

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Mannequentin wrote:
24 days ago

MMM excellent.

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zella_ wrote:
26 days ago

oO the are the best!

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Vibbly wrote:
27 days ago

these guys fucking suck

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Indexcard wrote:
last month

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

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Indexcard wrote:
last month

i bet he beats her every night

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cheesesandwich wrote:
last month

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:
last month

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

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rigoisphat wrote:
last month

who the fuck is fascho?? i will find you

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Oidualc wrote:
last month

I'm kinda in love with Bushels.

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GinoCalzoni wrote:
last month

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

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Oidualc wrote:
last month

yes it is

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