Review: Soft Plastics – “5 Dreams” June 5, 2020 Carey Mercer is back! Just two years after the glorious art-rock ensemble Frog Eyes dissolved into the ether, Vancouver’s favorite troublemaker surfaces today with company as… Continue Reading
Review: Picastro – “Exit” August 1, 2019 Liz Hysen’s reliably dissonant acoustic guitar might ground her as Picastro, but her work on six strings, however interesting it might be, is only… Continue Reading
Review: Frog Eyes – “Violet Psalms” May 22, 2018 Frog Eyes’ frontman Carey Mercer has said Violet Psalms – the band’s goodbye record, out late last week on Paper Bag – was written… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Frog Eyes – Pickpocket’s Locket November 9, 2015 You’ve got to hand it to Canadien Carey Mercer, the principal performer-songwriter behind the baroque pop outfit Frog Eyes, whose Pickpocket’s Locket LP is licking… Continue Reading
