Frog Eyes

Victoria, British Columbia quartet Frog Eyes are the antithesis of their quiet Canadian city. Utilizing the carnival atmosphere of Rain Dogs-era Tom Waits, the frenetic energy of vintage Cramps, and the diabolical scheming of pre-Murder Ballads Nick Cave, the post-punk collective created an atmosphere of psychedelic unease with their 2002 full-length debut The Bloody Hand. After issuing eight idiosyncratic albums, including the Polaris Music Prize-nominated Paul's Tomb: A Triumph, a pair of EPs, and a collaboration with Dan Bejar of Destroyer (2005's Notorious Lightning and Other Works), the group ceased operations in 2018 with the release of their supposed final act, Violet Psalms. Frog Eyes reconvened in 2021, releasing The Bees in 2022 and Open Up in 2025.