Frog Eyes

Canadian Artists Relive Their Awkward Stages in Photos

Show & Tell

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2022

No one is born cool. Even musicians who carry themselves across stages with self-assured swagger go through a nascent awkward stage — which...

Frog Eyes Unveil New Single "Rainbow Stew"

PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2022

Vancouver-based indie rock group Frog Eyes (f.k.a. Soft Plastics, f.k.a. Frog Eyes) have released a lyric video for "Rainbow Stew," the lat...

Frog Eyes Reunite, Detail New Album 'The Bees'

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2022

After quietly reemerging on the bill for Paper Bag Records' 20th-anniversary concert series earlier this week, Frog Eyes (f.k.a. Soft Plast...

Paper Bag Records Gets Zoon, POSTDATA, Frog Eyes for 20th Anniversary Concert Series

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2022

This year, Toronto-based label Paper Bag Records is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and to celebrate, it will host a trio of coast-to-coa...

Soft Plastics' '5 Dreams' Continues Where Frog Eyes Left Off

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2020

Carey Mercer, the mastermind behind Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach and one-third of art-rock supergroup Swan Lake — is known for pushing soni...

Soft Plastics (f.k.a. Frog Eyes) Premiere New Video, Explain Why Isolation Is Barely Different from Normal Life

PUBLISHED May 12, 2020

After spending nearly two full decades releasing fidgety, bookish art-rock under the name Frog Eyes, British Columbia songwriter Carey Merc...

Frog Eyes Offshoot Soft Plastics Share Three New Songs

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2020

A few weeks after announcing their debut album, Soft Plastics — born from the ashes of Frog Eyes — have shared three new songs and an accom...

Frog Eyes Offshoot Soft Plastics Announce Debut Album '5 Dreams'

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2020

Last week, we discovered that members of Frog Eyes — the recently defunct art-rock project led by Carey Mercer — have reformed as Soft Plas...