Frog Eyes June 12, 2010

Victoria, BC's Frog Eyes rose from the ashes of the little known band Blue Pine when singer/guitarist Carey Mercer and bassist Michael Rak set out to shake the scent of absinthe and clove and engage in something a bit more whiskey-soaked and volatile. What they came up with was more striking and intense than enyone could expect. Joined by Mercer's wife Melanie Campbell on drums and Spencer Krug (later of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade) on keyboards, the group recorded The Bloody Hand and released it in 2002 on local Victoria/Vancouver label Global Symphonic. Krug moved to Montreal and was replaced by Grayson Walker on keyboards. The band caught the attention of U.S. label Animal World Recordings who co-released The Golden River in 2003. The album saw a tremendous amount of critical praise from the press while audiences started to fawn over the band's incredible live shows.

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