i want you to sing so beautifully
light up the world with your harmonies
take all of the time that you need
no matter what I’ll be waiting

for you
it’s true
i’ll be waiting for you

sing to me sling x2
sing to me
[repeat]

abstraction and little things hold familiarity
i swear i dedicate everything to you sling

sling

i wanna feel the way a blue nile song sounds
i wanna walk across the rooftops
i wanna write a love song for someone 
for once

when i met you i thought we were onto something
but you were a lesson
put comfort and shame in a blender 
it won't meld together

i said too much
got embarrassed
wouldn't recommend it
hated your guts in the morning
missy said to end it

i need a reframe
regeneration
and a bit of understanding
a cut cord between two candles
baby, that's a happy ending

i wanted you to see me
i wanted you to want to walk me home
i didn't make it easy but i
don't have to tell you why i'm worth the time

so, baby, if you see me
pretend you didn't see me

theydevil

get embarrassed!

bend

Lincoln - demo

Taken from the "GROG" LP Out Nov 17th - https://heyitsfrog.bandcamp.com/album/grog

"New Ro" on Stereogum - https://www.stereogum.com/2242244/frog-new-ro/music

"New Ro" premiere on Various Small Flames - https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2023/11/09/frog-new-ro

New York duo Frog (brothers Danny & Steve Bateman) return with their fifth album “Grog.” This collection of gorgeous Indie Americana is full of the nostalgia, hope, defeat and lust that earned previous singles “Judy Garland” and “You Know I’m Down” several million streams on Spotify.

Eclectic and wildly creative, this fully realized LP veers from the gorgeous grooving funk of “Black on Black on Black” to the classic pop of “Maybelline” before “New Ro” exemplifies the “gothic and cartoonish” characteristics that songwriter Daniel Bateman describes his latest work with.

“Grog” will be released both CD and digitally on November 17th and launched with a performance at YoFi Fest 11 (Yonkers, NY) which accompanies a screening of their “Kings of Blah” documentary.

Artist Quote:

“There are really exciting places we were able to get to on this record, places that I didn’t know existed before I found them. It feels both gothic and cartoonish to me, big gargoyles, dark skies, storms, but the statues are of ‘Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.’ Every song is a step deeper into the abyss.” - Daniel Bateman (Frog)

Previous Support: NPR / BBC Radio 1 / BBC 6 Music / TLOBF / CLASH / Gold Flake Paint / London In Stereo / DIY Mag / Various Small Flames / IMPOSE / Cereal & Sounds / For the Rabbits

Spotify Stats: 9.5 million streams / 78k monthly listeners (Oct 16th 2023)

Press Quotes:

“I was taken aback by its apparent simplicity; a simplicity that at first masked a wealth of subtle nuances, wry homages, and nostalgic narratives that were enough to make listeners lament growing up anywhere other than suburban America.” – The Line of Best Fit

“Locked between the unstoppable force of self-deprecation and the immovable object of the American Dream.” – Various Small Flames

“A subtle, stunning triumph.” – For the Rabbits

“Utterly brilliant...they make you nostalgic for memories you never had and take you back to places you’ve never before been.” - London in Stereo

Grog

New Ro

deary

Sleepsong

All I Die For

well the west flew to mid-ohio
skater boys from new york have followed
and i wonder if they think of me when their egos die down

what a rude thing to say about them
they’re probably facing the hell of parents
who will sigh and fund their everything to keep them moved out
i know cause another one moved in now

i see him kickflip out the window
he could really make a name for himself though
i see him kickflip out the window
we could really make out if we lay low

you know the way to my heart
is a skateboard and living nextdoor
so, when do we start?

(when do we start?
can we start right now?
lets start right now)

been a month and you know my dogs name
i lurk the place where you work on thursdays
and i wonder if you think of me when you wanna get out
i know, i gotta move on, but i look out

and see you kickflip out the window
you could really make a name for yourself though
i see you look up at the window
i could play it off well if i lay low

you know the way to my heart
is a skateboard and living nextdoor
so, when do we start? 

can you heal the way that i feel?
can you heal how i feel?
can you heal the way that i feel?
come and heal the way that i feel
come and heal how i feel
come and heal me

you know the way to my heart
is a skateboard and living nextdoor
so, when do we start?

sling

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