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03 September, 2025
Written by Marky Edison

Frog Announce New LP With Lead Single

Cult New York-based band Frog announce The Count, their seventh album, with the ‘Bitten By My Love Var. XI’ single. The new record will be released on September 19, preceded by the “Spanish Armada Var. XV” (September 5) and “Sax-a-ma-phone Var. XII” (September 12) singles.

Following February’s 1000 Variations on the Same Song, Daniel Bateman and brother Steve (drums/percussion) offer another ten variations, locking into a style and sound, stretching its limitations and exploring the possibilities.

The eleven variations released six months ago brought Frog back to the Indie rock and alt country sounds of previous albums like Kind of Blah and Count Bateman, earning them Stereogum’s Album of the Week, sessions for KEXP and WFMU, as well as praise from Pitchfork, FLOOD Magazine, KLOF Mag, and airplay from stations like KCRW, WFUV, WKDU, and WNYU, which saw them reach the top 30 of the NACC 200 chart, on top of national airplay in Europe from FM4, Kosmos, and the BBC.

However, The Count takes a left turn from even Frog’s most idiosyncratic past material, with Bateman assuming the titular role of a mysterious New Yorker turned piano man for one impromptu and unforgettable performance. While Bateman’s skill for penning songs about love, loss, and lust remains unchanged, this is a Frog album like no other.

The expanded Frog lineup, featuring founding member Tom White on bass, will be touring in October after a September 4 performance at Hopscotch Fest in Raleigh, NC.