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Today I Listened To: SISTER by the Electronic duo, The Frost Children. I don't know about you, but my first exposure to the Frost Children was "Mona Lisa" from SMILE:D by Porter Robinson. That song's visceral, so loud you can hear the processing capping. That's one of my cuts off of SMILE:D, so when I heard that the duo behind half of that track was dropping a new album, I had to tap in.
When I went to explore the Frost Children's discography before this year, nothing really stuck out, even with the proximity to some of my favorite artists like Danny Brown and Jane Remover. However, when singles for SISTER started dropping, that changed. I grew up on electronic music; I used to listen to Xkitomusic on YouTube exclusively until high school. I still keep up with bits of the genre, with Madeon, Porter Robinson, and Ninajirachi being my favorites.
With my credentials out of the way, this album is loud, it's electronic, it's crunchy. It's everything I wanted to see in their projects when I listened to Mona Lisa. I haven't seen an electronic album this interesting in a minute.
The Highs:
The Cover: Can anyone draw this "S"? I think it's an excellent callback to the early 2010 electronic feel they are going for. It really is perfect.
CONTROL: Seriously, this track is a contender for one of my favorites for the year. It feels like I'm in a never-ending car crash of noise.
DIRTY GIRL: It just makes you bounce. The electro-house influence is just so cool across this project, and it's extremely prevalent in this track.
A complaint:
The Length: When I listen to an album, I come back to the entire tracklist. This one needs to be a bit shorter. It comes in at 45 minutes and 30 seconds. Although the soundscape is really fun, it loses its charm on repeat listens, with tracks like Ralph Lauren, 2 LOVE, and SISTER being lowlights for me.
Al For me, this album is Solid 3.5 Stars. It's really good and you should check it out.
