The Golden River (reissue)

Hailing from Victoria, BC, Frog Eyes shares members with Blue Pine, but has taken their unique sound and dragged it into darker, more dramatic and drunken territory on its second CD. The results are like a howling madman at a reverb-drenched rock n' roll cabaret. Noisy, distant, crashing drums, distorted organs, guitar shards, careening falsetto. Frog Eyes treads in the same drowning waters as Nick Cave/The Birthday Party, Tom Waits, or the Walkmen. The band is best known for their insanely intense live shows, led by vocalist Carey Mercer. This is the music to play at the part of the movie that shows the serial killer facing personal torment as he dances around naked in his underground lair. Carolyn Mark (Corn Sisters) provides guest vocals.