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Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Frog Eyes
fronted by Carey Mercer. Their 2010 album Paul's Tomb: A Triumph was a
longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[1] They have released
eight albums and two EPs[2][3] and are noted for their collaboration with Dan
Bejar of Destroyer.

Contents
1 History Background information
2 Discography
Origin Victoria, British
3 References Columbia,
4 External links Canada
Genres Indie rock
Years active 2001present
History
Labels Absolutely
Frog Eyes is led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Carey Mercer.[4] Drummer Kosher
Melanie Campbell and Mercer are married, and are Frog Eyes' only two Paper Bag
permanent members.[5] Campbell is originally from Penticton, British Records
Columbia, as is former member Spencer Krug.
Associated acts Swan Lake,
Mercer's prior band Blue Pine, with drummer Lily Fawn and also included Sunset
Frog Eyes bassist Michael Rak, released two records, although the second Blue Rubdown, Blue
Pine remained unreleased during the band's existence, instead being released Pine, Blackout
as a bonus album appended to the reissue of Frog Eyes' debut, The Bloody Beach, Destroyer
Hand. Mercer also has a solo project, Blackout Beach, and has released four (band)
albums and a single under that name. Alternate versions of four Blackout Members Carey Mercer
Beach songs appear on Frog Eyes releases. In 2003 they released The Golden Melanie
River.[6] Campbell
Frog Eyes performed with Destroyer in live shows and on Dan Bejar's album
Shyla Seller
Notorious Lightning & Other Works. This collaboration led to the formation of
Terri Upton
Swan Lake, a songwriter's project with Dan Bejar of Destroyer/The New Past members Dante DeCaro
Pornographers and Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown/Wolf Parade. Frog Eyes Michael Rak
performed at Wavelength No. 177 in August 2003 (Wavelength Music Arts Grayson Walker
Projects). In 2007 the band released Tears of the Valedictorian.[7] Spencer Krug
McCloud
On April 26, 2010, Frog Eyes released their fifth full-length studio album,
Zicmuse
Paul's Tomb: A Triumph, in the UK. It was released a day later in the US. It is
Matt Skillings
the band's first release on Bloomington, Indiana indie label Dead Oceans.[3][8]
Ryan Beattie
Megan Boddy
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Around the same time Mercer and Campbell had a son. Carey's Cold Spring,
Frog Eyes' sixth album did not feature Campbell and she was temporary replaced by Matt Skillings.[5] The album was long
listed for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize Award.[1]

Frog Eyes seventh studio album, Pickpocket's Locket, was released on August 28, 2015. The first single, "Joe With the
Jam", was released on June 29, 2015.[9] The second single, Two Girls, released on August 6, 2015, was selected for the top
10 tracks of the week by Consequence of Sound.[10]

Discography
The Bloody Hand (2002) Global Symphonic
Split w/ Jerk with a Bomb single (2002) Global Symphonic
Emboldened Navigator EP (2003) Soft Abuse
The Golden River (2003) Animal World/Global Symphonic
Ego Scriptor (2004) Absolutely Kosher
The Folded Palm (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
Carey's Cold Spring (2013) Paper Bag Records
Pickpocket's Locket (2015) Paper Bag Records

References
1. "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list" (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/blue-rodeo-bss-on-polaris-long-li
st/article1212181/). The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
2. "CBC Music" (http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/Frog-Eyes). music.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
3. "Frog Eyes" (http://www.discogs.com/artist/831336-Frog-Eyes). Discogs. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
4. Monger, James Christopher. "Frog Eyes | Biography & History" (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frog-eyes-mn00009881
08/biography). AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
5. "Interview: Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes)" (http://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/carey-mercer-frog-eyes). Tiny Mix
Tapes. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
6. "Frog Eyes: The Golden River" (http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3265-the-golden-river/). Pitchfork. Retrieved
2015-11-28.
7. "Frog Eyes: Tears of the Valedictorian" (http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10167-tears-of-the-valedictorian/).
Pitchfork. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
8. "Frog Eyes :: Dead Oceans" (http://www.deadoceans.com/artist.php?name=frogeyes). www.deadoceans.com.
Retrieved 2015-11-28.
9. "Frog Eyes Share Haunting, Hand-Drawn "Joe With the Jam" Video" (http://pitchfork.com/news/60326-frog-eyes-shar
e-haunting-hand-drawn-joe-with-the-jam-video/). Pitchfork. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
10. "Top 10 Songs of the Week (8/7)" (http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/08/top-10-songs-of-the-week-87/).
Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-11-28.

External links
Absolutely Kosher: Frog Eyes (http://www.absolutelykosher.com/profile/frog-eyes)

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