Frosted Green Productions Music Reviews

Review #31 Artist: Freddie Bourne EP: The Troubled Boy At The Bonfire Disco  Freddie Bourne has yet to cease to amaze me.      While I know it's been a minute since Frosted Green's last review, you may recall that  I also took a listen to Freddie's previous release, "Vulnerable Commercialism " (listen to it here ). That less than typical live EP in my opinion, felt like a very refreshing look into what goes on  in the mind of the modern-age singer-songwriter. Well now he's back again to flip the tables!      "The Troubled Boy At The Bonfire Disco" is the musical love-child of Ed Sheeran , Coldplay , Mashmellow , and Avicii . Yeah I know, strange baby. It's really good though!      As I began listening to this EP I was met with about what I expected ... at first.  On "I Hope You Don't Forgive Me", there is forty-seven seconds of very pretty and professionally produced finger-picking and...

Review #30 Artist: Jackie June Single: On the Move     In the world of late 90s and early 2000s rom-coms, the viewer sees the camera pan down to a shot of Manhattan or Los Angeles from above. This is followed by a cut to that particular film's female protagonist as she walks down the street holding hot coffee that she most likely is about to spill on someone who we will have to get to know for the next 90 plus minutes. All the while, "On The Move" by Jackie June is 100% setting the tone for these opening shots and would be listed as the first song on that CD soundtrack compilation. Remember those? They were the best. Now we have "playlists" … "sigh".     "On The Move" is our first taste of new music released by Jackie June in 2020. Likely gearing up for some more big releases, June is coming off a strong 2019 which included the release of her debut EP, "Wildflower" and an opening slot for 80's pop sensation, Tiffany a...

Review #29 Artist: All Systems Go EP: The Waiting Room Well it’s nearing the end of the year, and the end of the freakin' decade. And since the beginning of 2019, we have all become a bit wiser (I think), less patient (definitely), angrier (slightly), and grayer (unfortunately), but then there is this band, All Systems Go . These four dropped their first full length record entitled, Garden State Skies in January, and now not even a year later, are on the verge of bringing us this brand new six track EP named, The Waiting Room . Slated to be released on December 6th, this new EP shows how much this musical unit has grown in under a year’s time. While GGS was a strong opening act met with rather positive reviews from their fans (as well as FG **cough, cough**), The Waiting Room has them arriving at the whole new level. The band, comprised of Matt, Devin, August, and Joe, tried something a bit different coming into the production of TWR . As stated in some of their rece...

Review #28 Artist: Paddy Kaye Album: What It Means to Be Roadkill Paddy Kaye’s debut album “What It Means to Be Roadkill” is by far one of the best modern folk albums I have heard. Admittedly based on the title I originally thought I had this one pegged. I read the name and I was like, “this album is going to be lyrical strong, mostly just acoustic guitar, and very gritty”. Well boy, was I blown away! So to start, I wasn’t always into folk music, when I was in high school if it wasn’t punk rock it went right over my head. Bob Dylan was boring, Willie Nelson was way too country, Joni Mitchell I just couldn’t get into it, and Leonard Cohen… well, I still only know one song by Leonard Cohen. Long and short of it though, I was a shitty music fan and all I cared about was power chords and what pissed my Dad off. Fast forward like five or six years, a few music classes in college, and a weird neo-folk revolution that even Mumford & Sons abandoned, I discovered that folk ...

Review #27 Artist: Rick Barth Album: Fade So if you know me, you know I am no fan of country music, and sometimes I even grow tired of classic rock. That said, having seen Rick Barth perform live, I knew that this was an album that I didn’t want to sleep on. Rick Barth is a New Jersey based solo musician who is currently promoting his second full length album, Fade . This follow-up to his 2015 debut record, Hand Me Down Soul , carries 12 tracks and caps out at 54 minutes long (I let Spotify do the math, don’t worry). Out of the dozen tracks, three of these songs stood out to me the most. We Had Fun (Didn’t We?) , Stranger Things , and Leave all heavily showcased Barth’s emotional connection to his music, and that is something a true music fan should appreciate in any genre.     We Had Fun (Didn’t We?) is not only the first track on the album but probably one of the most relatable. From what I gather, the song details a life that does not end up achieving all...

Review #26 Single: Done. Artist: Colosseums It starts with light atmospheric electronics. The song then punches you with a guitar riff reminiscent of Linkin Park’s Meteora , that riff is followed by vocals worthy of a Tyler Carter project. Finally, visceral and modern Bring Me The Horizon screams are thrown into the mix of this 2019 summer rock bop. The above is just a blueprint for the Colosseums ’ track called “ Done.”. Colosseums is a four piece, melodic hardcore band from the UK trying to bring some welcomed uniqueness to their genre of choice. According to band bios, the unit intends to blend elements of hip-hop and r&b with their grungy modern emo sound. While I didn’t notice too many of those elements in their first single “Done.”, I do feel that the sound portrayed in this song will definitely have them on the fast track to genre success and recognition. Having already shared the stage with similar bands such as Palisades , Normandie , and Young Guns ,...

Review #25 Artist: The Atom Age Singles: Never Looking / Walk Through Walls This is one of those crossovers that you never really expected to get, but you’re pretty okay with it once you see it. What we have here to me sounds like The Menzingers meets Jet . Together, they form The Atom Age ! Releasing their first new tracks since 2015, The Atom Age has unveiled the two singles “Never Looking” and “Walk Through Walls” via “Tiger Dream Records”. Both songs live on the brand spankin’ new album “ Cry Til You Die” , which dropped today (August 23rd, 2019).  The Oakland band will be rocking a release show tonight at Slim’s in San Francisco, CA and then will be coming to the east coast for a December 27th gig at Philadelphia's own, Kung Fu Necktie . Firstly I would to say that I enjoy the band’s Tom and Jerry-esque single artwork (which can be seen on their Spotify page) because it matches quite well with the tone of these two tracks. The aggressive and in a way...