Carey Mercer (born c. 1975) is a Canadian musician best known for his work as lead singer of the indie rock band

Frog Eyes Frog Eyes are an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada fronted by Carey Mercer. Their 2010 album ''Paul's Tomb: A Triumph'' was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. They have released ten albums and two EPs ...

and his work in

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...

, Blackout Beach, and The Republic of Freedom Fighters.

Overview

Following the breakup of the Canadian

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

band Blue Pine in 2001, members Mercer and Michael Rak reunited to form a new group. Recruiting Mercer's roommate

Spencer Krug Spencer Krug ( ) (born May 4, 1977) is a Canadian musician. He is the singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the indie rock band Wolf Parade and has recorded solo under both his own name and the name Moonface. He has also performed with other Ca ...

and wife Melanie Campbell, the four began writing music under the moniker

. Mercer also began writing music on the side for his solo project Blackout Beach, and in 2004, released the album '' Light Flows the Putrid Dawn'' through Soft Abuse Records. His follow-up, ''Skin of Evil'' was released January 27, 2009. In November 2011, he released ''Fuck Death'' on Dead Oceans. Mercer, his longtime drummer and wife Melanie Campbell, and Dante Decaro re-recorded these takes into the record ''Blues Trip'', released digitally by the band and on vinyl by Soft Abuse Records on February 18, 2013. In 2006, Mercer teamed up with comrades Spencer Krug (of

Sunset Rubdown Sunset Rubdown is a Canadian art rock music group from Montreal. The band began as a solo project for Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, who released his debut, '' Snake's Got a Leg'', in early 2005. By the next year the project expanded to become a f ...

and

Wolf Parade Wolf Parade is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2003 in Montreal. The band released three full-length albums before taking a five-year hiatus in 2011. They announced their return in 2016, releasing a self-titled EP in May of that year, and ...

) and

Dan Bejar Daniel Bejar ( ; born October 4, 1972) is a Canadian singer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the frontman of Destroyer, and was a member of indie rock band the New Pornographers. Overview In 2006, he joined with Carey Merc ...

(of

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and

The New Pornographers The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock band, formed in 1997 in Vancouver. Presented as a musical collective and supergroup of singer-songwriters and musicians from multiple projects, the band currently consists of Carl Newman (vocals, ...

) to form the supergroup

. The band released ''

Beast Moans ''Beast Moans'' is the debut album by Canadian indie rock supergroup Swan Lake, released in November 2006 on the label Jagjaguwar. It was recorded at Dead Wood Studios in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia as well as at a house in Victoria, Briti ...

'' through

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on November 21, 2006. ''Enemy Mine'', the second album from Swan Lake was released on March 24, 2009. On March 25, 2020, Mercer announced he was forming a new band called Soft Plastics. He also announced the band's debut album, titled ''5 Dreams'', and released the single "Rope off the Tigers".

Discography

Republic of Freedom Fighters

* ''Republic of Freedom Fighters LP'' (1996) Mountain Collective/Linkwork

Blue Pine

* ''Blue Pine LP'' (2001) Global Symphonic

Frog Eyes

* '' Emboldened Navigator EP'' (2003) Soft Abuse * ''

The Bloody Hand ''The Bloody Hand'' is the debut album by Frog Eyes, and was released in 2002 on Global Symphonic Records. The album was reissued by Absolutely Kosher Records Absolutely Kosher Records is an independent California-based record label founded in ...

'' (2002) Global Symphonic * '' The Golden River'' (2003) Animal World/Global Symphonic * ''

The Folded Palm ''The Folded Palm'' is the third album by Frog Eyes, released on September 14, 2004, on Absolutely Kosher Records Absolutely Kosher Records is an independent California-based record label founded in 1998 in San Francisco by Cory Brown. The la ...

'' (2004)

Absolutely Kosher Absolutely may refer to: * ''Absolutely'' (Boxer album), the second rock music album recorded by the band Boxer * ''Absolutely'' (Madness album), the 1980 second album from the British ska band Madness * ''Absolutely'' (ABC album), a comprehensi ...

* ''

Ego Scriptor ''Ego Scriptor'' is a 2004 album by Frog Eyes. It contains acoustic versions of songs from other Frog Eyes albums. The phrase "Ego Scriptor" means " I, the writer" in Latin, and may refer to the French poet Paul Valéry Ambroise Paul Touss ...

'' (2004)

* ''

The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All ''The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All'' is an EP by Frog Eyes, released by Acuarela Discos in Spain in 2006. The EP was not as well received as previous releases. Cokemachineglow claimed the EP "isn't good", and the level to which it ...

'' (2006) Acuarela * ''

Tears of the Valedictorian ''Tears of the Valedictorian'' is a 2007 album by Canadian indie rock band Frog Eyes. It has received high critical praise, with ''Pitchfork'' declaring it "one of their best full-lengths to date" and "recommending" the album. The album's first si ...

'' (2007)

* '' Paul's Tomb: A Triumph'' (2010)

Dead Oceans Dead Oceans, Inc., is an American independent record label founded in 2006 and based in Bloomington, Indiana. History On June 30, 2006, Phil Waldorf founded Dead Oceans with Chris Swanson. Swanson suggested the name Dead Oceans, which came fro ...

* ''Carey's Cold Spring'' (2013)

self-released Self-publishing is an author-driven publication of any media without the involvement of a third-party publisher. Since the advent of the internet, self-published usually depends upon digital platforms and print-on-demand technology, ranging fr ...

* ''Pickpocket's Locket'' (2015)

Paper Bag Records Paper Bag Records is a Canadian independent record label, artist management company, and music publishing company founded in 2002 and based in Toronto. History The label was created to focus on the Toronto-area indie rock music scene. Initial si ...

* '' Violet Psalms'' (2018)

* ''The Bees'' (2022)

Blackout Beach

* ''Light Flows the Putrid Dawn'' (2004) Soft Abuse * ''Skin of Evil'' (2009) Soft Abuse * ''Fuck Death'' (2011) Dead Oceans * ''11 Pink Helicopters in the Coral Sky'' (2012) Self-Released * ''Blues Trip ''(2013) Soft Abuse

Soft Plastics

* ''5 Dreams'' (2020)

Swan Lake

* ''

'' (2006)

Jagjaguwar Jagjaguwar is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. History In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public resear ...

* '' Enemy Mine'' (2009)

References

External links

* Official website
Frog Eyes
* Official website
Swan Lake
* Official website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mercer, Carey 1970s births Living people Musicians from Vancouver Island Canadian rock singers Canadian indie rock musicians 21st-century Canadian male singers 21st-century Canadian singers Year of birth missing (living people)