Carey Mercer is a busy man. Between leading Frog Eyes (TMT Review) and sharing the lead in Swan Lake (TMT Review), you'd think there was already enough on his plate. This is obviously not the case, as Mercer will be releasing his second full-length solo album under the moniker Blackout Beach later this year.
The album is called Skin of Evil and arrives December 2 via Soft Abuse. This non-animal-related release will span 10 tracks, including some of the best titles I have heard all year: “Biloxi, in a Grove, Cleans Out His Eyes,” “Astoria, Menthol Lite, Hilltop, Wave of Evil 1982,” and “William, the Crowd, It's William.” Describing the album, Mr. Mercer explained to Pitchfork:
I wrote this record because I desired to make something that stays on task. I picked an easy task: desire, longing, flight, the sorrow of absence...the DNA of most good songs. The heart of the record is simple to describe: beautiful Donna and the men she has left. Eight past lovers, some bitter, some crushed, all in some state of duress, all still in love. Each dude gets his song. Donna gets her song. William, her boyfriend, gets his song.
Sounds like fun!
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