Blackout Beach

The Profile

Blackout Beach is the solo project of Canadian singer-songwriter Carey Mercer, known for stark, theatrical songwriting. Mercer is also the frontman of Frog Eyes and a member of Swan Lake.

Solo project of Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake). Canadian artist working in experimental/art rock.

A single, vivid review paints Blackout Beach’s Skin of Evil as a bleak, cinematic ride. Carey Mercer’s voice is theatrical and confrontational. The album evokes a diseased, mythic America with spare, reverb-heavy instrumentation. Not a feel-good listen, but compelling for patient ears.