Following the critical and commercial success of 2023’s ‘Grog,’ cult New York Indie duo Frog are set to return with their sixth album, ‘1000 Variations on the Same Song,’ on February 14th.
Vinyl and digital pre-orders will launch with the “MIXTAPE LINER NOTES VAR. VII” single on Jan 24th, which will be followed by the “JUST USE YOUR HIPS VAR. VI” (Jan 31st) and “HOUSEBROKEN VAR. IV“ (Feb 7th) singles.
An eclectic, emotional, and lyrically vivid collection, these songs see Daniel Bateman refer to My Chemical Romance, Gucci, Stillwell construction supplies, fatherhood, and the 6 train (“I was listening to a lot of Mozart, Kodak Black, and Prince, but it doesn’t really sound like any of those.”).
Musically, songs like “TOP OF THE POPS VAR. I” and “DOOMSCROLLING VAR. II” touch on the agitated Indie Rock that defined their earlier work, while the Alt. Country of ‘Count Bateman’ and ‘Grog’ can be heard on ‘WHERE U FROM VAR. III’ and ‘ARTHUR MCBRIDE VAR. X.’ Elsewhere, material like ‘JUST USE YOUR HIPS VAR. VI’ and December’s ‘DID SANTA COME VAR. IX’ single introduce a smokey lounge sound to Frog’s sound, but as Bateman explains it, these are all just variations on the same song:
“1000 Variations on the Same Song is a theme and variations—there are times in your life as a songwriter where you’ll start a bunch of stuff that all sounds alike, which can be a problem, something that you want to excise from yourself. This time I decided to embrace it and take it as far as it could go.”
Since Frog returned from hiatus in 2023 with the addition of Daniel’s brother Steve Bateman on drums, they’ve received significant critical acclaim and enjoyed sold-out shows in the Tri-state area. These 2025 dates will see the band joined by Frog co-founder Tom White on bass and will take them to cities like Los Angeles, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Boise (Treefort Music Fest), and more for first-time-ever shows.
Tour Dates: Tickets & Info
- 8 MARCH – Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US
- 22 MARCH – The Echo, Los Angeles, CA, US
- 23 MARCH – Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA, US
- 25 MARCH – The Black Lodge, Seattle, WA, US
- 26 MARCH – The Fox Cabaret Projection Room, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 27 MARCH – Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR, US
- 28 MARCH – Treefort Music Fest, Boise, ID, US
- 3 APRIL – Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, US
- 11 APRIL – Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, US
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