Frogs Inshallah (W/Cd) vinyl is the third full-length from Swiss psychobilly trio The Frogs, released on Drunkabilly Records (catalog DBR 20074) and pressed as a standard LP with an accompanying CD included in the package. Fifteen tracks, one band, and a very specific corner of the psychobilly world done with genuine conviction.
Who The Frogs Are and Why They Hold Their Ground
The Frogs are a Swiss psychobilly trio who have been building their reputation the old-fashioned way: on stage, repeatedly, across Europe and into Mexico. Following their first two records, Revenge Of The Frogs (2010) and Witch! (2012), the band spent years working venues hard, and that road time is audible throughout this record. They play psychobilly with the doghouse bass front and center, rooted in the 80s style that defined the genre rather than chasing whatever the current hybrid trend happens to be. That commitment to a specific sound is not a limitation here. It reads as confidence.
What Makes Frogs Inshallah (W/Cd) Vinyl Worth Your Attention
The fifteen songs across this LP cover real ground without overstaying the welcome. The title track opens things up with Arabesque guitar melodies that push against the psychobilly framework in an interesting way, and theremin runs through parts of the record in a B-movie register that suits the whole thing perfectly. Titles like Swamp Fever Stomp, The Day It Rained Frogs, Rocket To Planet Orgasmus, and La Casa Dalle Finestre Che Ridono (a nod to the 1976 Italian horror film) tell you something about how the band approaches tone: committed to the atmosphere, not taking themselves too seriously, but not winking at you either. That balance is harder to pull off than it sounds. Songs in multiple languages appear across the tracklist, which reflects the band’s actual geography and reach rather than affectation.
The Pressing and Format Details
This is an LP pressing on Drunkabilly Records, DBR 20074, and comes with a CD copy included. Drunkabilly is a label that works specifically within the psychobilly and rockabilly space, and they know their audience. The CD inclusion makes this practical for people who want the vinyl for the shelf and the listening experience at home while keeping a copy for the car or travel. For collectors working through the European psychobilly scene, The Frogs sit in a genuinely interesting position: Swiss, multilingual, stage-hardened, and making records that sound like they were built for rooms rather than algorithms. This one documents where the band landed after a decade of work, and it holds up as a physical artifact of that.
Tracklist
1. INSHALLAH 2. SWAMP FEVER STOMP 3. MR. SNAKE 4. DISSECTION 5. BICYCLE THIEF 6. J TUSAN JE STESS CHE'NA BULEGLIA DE 7. SONIDO AMAZONICO 8. BUFOLENIN 9. QUICKSAND 10. MONDAY DISEASE 11. LA CASA DALLE FINESTRE CHE RIDONO 12. ROCKET TO PLANET ORGASMUS 13. THE DAY IT RAINED FROGS 14. LOVE DISILLUSION 15. GINGERBOY
