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- Summary: This is the eighth and final release from the Canadian indie rock band led by Carey Mercer.
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- Record Label: Paper Bag Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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May 21, 2018It’s not the most high-profile roster. ... All the same, Mercer, Campbell, Upton and Seller are as compelling a lineup as Frog Eyes have had, and the foursome has made an album that exerts a powerful gravitational pull. While it’s a shame Violet Psalms is their farewell, it’s hard to imagine a more triumphant way to go.
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May 21, 2018An album that challenges, even as it brings a 17-year band to its conclusion. As a coda for Frog Eyes, it's hard to imagine a more potent sendoff.
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May 21, 2018A return to/remaining within form where Carey’s freewheeling guitar and (thankfully) sandblasted and virtuosic voice beam at us from our speakers in triumphant denouement.
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Jun 19, 2018However carefully crafted the words or melodies may be, there’s an air of anything-can-happen to Frog Eyes songs. They are certainly always haring off in unexpected directions.
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Jun 12, 2018The resulting Violet Psalms is more measured, but no less distinctive (and destructive) than previous outings, delivering all of the architectural twists and turns, fragmented rhythms, and surreal narratives that have come to define the group over the years.
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May 21, 2018The songs throughout are more legible and coherent than ever without sacrificing any of their ferocity or manic, vibrant energy.
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Jun 5, 2018
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