Frog Eyes announce final album, tour
Frog Eyes have announced their final album and tour. The band will release Violet Psalms on May 18 via Paper Bag. Frontman Carey Mercer says in a press release, “We were trying to pretend it was our first record.” He says their intent was to capture the feeling “when there’s no expectation that anyone will actually listen.”
The group has shared a new track from the album, “Idea Man,” which can be heard below. The band has also announced their final tour. Take a look at those dates below.
Frog Eyes Violet Psalms tracklist:
1. A Strand of Blue Stars
2. Little Mothers
3. Idea Man
4. On a Finely Sewn Sleeve
5. Don’t Sleep Under Stars
6. Sleek as the Day is Done
7. Your Boss’s Shirt
8. Itch of Summer Knees
9. Unconscious Missive
10. Pay for Fire
Frog Eyes tour dates:
5/11 Kamloops, BC – venue TBA (H)
5/12 Kelowna, BC – Milkcrate Records (H)
5/18 Toronto, ON – Handlebar (H)
5/19 Montreal, QC – The Ritz (H)
5/20 Ottawa, ON – The Warehouse (H)
5/21 Hamilton, Mill’s Hardware (H)
5/25 Victoria, Copper Owl (H)
5/26 Vancouver, China Cloud (H)
6/29 Bellingham, Shakedown Tavern (H)
6/30 Portland, The Bunk Bar (H)
7/1 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern (H)
7/3 Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccan Lounge (H)(S)
7/5 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill (H)(S)
7/7 New York, NY – Elsewhere: Zone One (H)(Z)
7/8 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s (H)
7/9 Washington, DC – DC9 club (H)
(H) = With Hello Blue Roses
(S) = With Skygreen Leopards
(Z) = With Zachary Cale