Carey Mercer

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Carey Mercer
Background information
Origin	Canada
Genre(s)	Indie Rock
Years active	2001 – Present
Label(s)	Jagjaguwar Absolutely Kosher Global Symphonic
Associated acts	Frog Eyes Swan Lake Blue Pine Blackout Beach

Carey Mercer is a Canadian musician best known for his work as lead singer of the indie rock band Frog Eyes and Swan Lake.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Discography 2.1 Blue Pine 2.2 Frog Eyes 2.3 Blackout Beach 2.4 Swan Lake 3 External links

[edit] Overview

Following the breakup of the Canadian indie rock band Blue Pine in 2001, members Mercer and Michael Rak reunited to form a new group. Recruiting Mercer's roommate Spencer Krug and wife Melanie Campbell, the four began writing music under the moniker Frog Eyes.

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. He is currently at work on a follow-up to the album, to be released in 2008.

In 2006, Mercer teamed up with friends Spencer Krug (of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade) and Dan Bejar (of Destroyer and The New Pornographers) to form the supergroup Swan Lake. The band released Beast Moans through Jagjaguwar Records on November 21, 2006.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Blue Pine

• Blue Pine LP (2001) Global Symphonic

[edit] Frog Eyes

• The Bloody Hand (2002) Global Symphonic
• The Golden River (2003) Animal World/Global Symphonic
• The Folded Palm (2004) Absolutely Kosher
• Ego Scriptor (2004) Absolutely Kosher
• The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All (2006) Acuarela
• Tears of the Valedictorian (2007) Absolutely Kosher

[edit] Blackout Beach

• Light Flows the Putrid Dawn (2004) Soft Abuse

[edit] Swan Lake

• Beast Moans (2006) Jagjaguwar

[edit] External links

• Official website: Frog Eyes
• Official website: Swan Lake
• Official website: Blackout Beach