Hotel Frogifornia

Description

Ten years, almost to the day, from the release of their heel-turn on Row Bot, The Swamp King Jam roared (or ribbited) back into the mainstream with a trippy hop into another dimension. Inspired by their experience in the sun-soaked valleys and fly-infested streets of Frogopolis, it was a landmark (and an extended stay) that changed the band forever. Far from their home of steamy Anura Hollow, the band was shaking off the failure of their third album, Nymphaea, and traded the swamp for the open air. Frogopolis was where the rich and famous, and the poor and infamous, found redemption. Awash with illegal substances, all-night parties, and plenty of other amphibians to mingle with, Bendix and crew rented a home in the Coqui Hills, overlooking the yellow fluorescent lights of excess, attempting to absorb their beauty without being sucked into the maelstrom. Work on their fourth album, originally titled…