Paul's Tomb: A Triumph

Paul's Tomb: A Triumph
Studio album by Frog Eyes
Released	April 27, 2010
Genre	Indie
Label	Dead Oceans [1]
Producer	Daryl Smith/Carey Mercer
Frog Eyes chronology
Tears of the Valedictorian (2007) Paul's Tomb: A Triumph (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+ [3]
Consequence of Sound	A+ [4]
NME	[5]
Pitchfork	6.4/10 [6]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[7]

Paul's Tomb: A Triumph is a 2010 album by Canadian indie rock band Frog Eyes. ^{[3] [8]} It was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. ^{[9] [8] [10]}

Critical reception

PopMatters called the album "the band’s most cohesive and expansive LP." ^[11] Drowned in Sound wrote that "this record is at its best when it is direct, when [Carey] Mercer spews out gargled lines like a fountain, when it all clicks just so." ^[12] The Village Voice wrote that the album "pitches the band at their most prolific and their most accessible, thanks to frequent burn-down-the-bar mitzvah-organ solos and Mercer’s quavering death cries." ^[13]

Track listing

1. "A Flower In a Glove" – 9:08
2. "The Sensitive Girls" – 3:37
3. "Odetta's War" – 6:22
4. "Rebel Horns" – 4:22
5. "Lear, In the Park" 1:56
6. "Styled By Dr. Roberts" – 7:26
7. "Lear In Love" – 4:33
8. "Violent Psalms" – 3:59
9. "Paul's Tomb" – 8:01

Personnel

Frog Eyes

• Carey Mercer – vocals, guitar
• Melanie Campbell – drums
• Ryan Beattie – guitar
• Megan Boddy – keyboards

Additional musician

• Mike Rak – bass (track 9)

Production

• Daryl Smith – recording and mixing (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9)
• Paul Gold – mastering
• Sergei Prokudin-Gotskii – photography
• Daniel Murphy – layout

References

1. "Frog Eyes, 'Paul's Tomb: A Triumph' (Dead Oceans)". Spin. April 26, 2010.
2. "Paul's Tomb: A Triumph - Frog Eyes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Frog Eyes: Paul's Tomb: A Triumph". Music. 27 April 2010.
4. "Album Review: Frog Eyes - Paul's Tomb: A Triumph". April 19, 2010.
5. "Album Review: Frog Eyes - 'Paul's Tomb: A Triumph' (Dead Oceans) | NME". NME . April 26, 2010.
6. "Frog Eyes: Paul's Tomb: A Triumph". Pitchfork.
7. "Music Review: Frog Eyes - Paul's Tomb: A Triumph". Tiny Mix Tapes.
8. "Frog Eyes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
9. "Paul's Tomb: A Triumph". Polaris Music Prize.
10. "Polaris Music Prize Reveals the 2010 Long List". Exclaim!. Exclaim!. 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
11. "Frog Eyes: Paul's Tomb: A Triumph". PopMatters. April 26, 2010.
12. "Album Review: Frog Eyes - Paul's Tomb: A Triumph". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
13. "Frog Eyes+Beach Fossils+Pearly Gate Music | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.