Cancer. Hopefully I didn’t just ruin the mood, but allow me to continue. Cancer… personified, kidnapped, forcibly strapped to a proximate rocket ship, and launched directly into the Sun, all in a matter of months! For those who weren’t aware, a deeply unfortunate coincidence followed the production of Frog Eyes’ most recent album, Carey’s Cold Spring (one of our favorites of 2013). Lead singer Carey Mercer, oft-acknowledged for his impassioned (to say the least) vocal delivery, was diagnosed with throat cancer in the days following the final mixdown. Understandably, continued singing is probably the last thing you should do in such circumstances, but thank the medical wizards for their presumed work at various points over the intervening months… Mercer’s now, apparently, totally cancer-free!
Still, he should probably take it easy, right? Perhaps? Well, Mercer and the rest of Frog Eyes are responding with the equivalent of “YOLO” to that idea, as they’ve just announced a spate of August tour dates in support of that album, initially self-released last October but now receiving a physical reissue (with some pretty sweet bundle offerings) via Paper Bag Records next week. The tour will be the band’s first in North America in roughly four years, back when Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph served as the primary motivator.
According to Mercer, Carey’s Cold Spring conveys a duality of an almost paranoia-like state of fear and the “sounds of birds in the morning.” Safe to say we’ve figuratively arrived at the avian rejoice? Dates after the reminder.
Dates:
08.14.14 - Victoria, BC - Centennial Square
08.18.14 - Detroit, MI - The Pike Room *
08.19.14 - Toronto, ON - The Drake *
08.20.14 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks *
08.21.14 - Montreal, QC - II Motore*
08.22.14 - Boston, MA - Cafe 939 *
08.23.14 - New York, NY - Rough Trade *
08.25.14 - Washington, DC - DC9 *
08.26.14 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe *
08.27.14 - Chicago, IL - Schubas *
* PS I Love You
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