Carey's Cold Spring

The latest album from Carey Mercer's frenetic and prolific project came with the news that the singer-songwriter has throat cancer and the album is haunted by that initial revelation. It's probably the most straightforward album Frog Eyes have ever released, with shorter songs and less tangled verbiage.

Carey Mercer and (revolving) crew return with a self-released batch of tunes. First things first: Mercer was diagnosed with throat cancer just after receiving the final mixes, and frankly it's tough to put that out of your mind while listening.

Frog Eyes’ Carey’s Cold Spring is less a collection of nine songs than it is a primeval bloodletting.