Frog Eyes
< author: James >
A month ago Frog Eyes dropped a new record called Tears of the Valedictorian, and I’m not sure how anybody else at Relative feels about it but it’s found it’s way back to my cd player like a bad habit almost everyday since its release. Carey Mercer leads the group (which includes his wife on drums and Wolf Parade/Sunset Rubdown’s Spencer Krug on keys) in a frenetic indie-pop that builds on the styles of Modest Mouse, The Pixies, and Captain Beefheart. Mercer’s voice is as frantic and unstable as the pounding melodies it accompanies, and once I got used to it I was awed by the intensity of energy and sincerity of songwriting. The last standard song of the album, “Bushels,” is nine minutes long, amazingly varied, and in the running for my favorite song of the year. Give it a listen below and check out this album.
Frog Eyes - Bushels
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