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Frost Children are an American pop duo from St. Louis, Missouri, [1] now residing near Ridgewood in New York City. [2] The duo consists of siblings Angel and Lulu Prost. [3] [4]
Angel Prost was born in Kentucky before moving to St. Louis when she was a year old. When she was two, her sister, Lulu Prost, was born. [4] The family often performed at Sunday mass with Angel and Lulu playing the bass and drums respectively. The pair became involved with a number of cover bands, particularly covering Green Day songs with their brother Brian. [2] Lulu began a Beatles cover band known as the Termites, and Angel joined the band Permafrost and performed songs from the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World soundtrack. [5]
Angel moved to the Bronx in New York in 2016 to study neuroscience, [2] and Lulu studied at music school in Nashville. [4] [6] The duo formed Frost Children and began their career as a duo in 2019 remotely from each other, releasing a cover of Fall Out Boy's song "Yule Shoot Your Eye Out". [4] In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the duo quarantined in their home in St. Louis, and began making music together there. [4] They released their first collection of songs, titled Aviation Creates Adventurous Beginnings, the same year. [4] They also launched their side-project YourBoySponge which involved SpongeBob SquarePants themed battle rap. [1] [7]
In 2021, the duo both moved to New York after Lulu became disillusioned with music school. [2] they released the album Elixir Rejection, which they have since referred to as "a product of early-pandemic collaboration." [8]
Following the release of singles "Get What We Want" and "Mayfly", the latter of which featured musician Gary Wilson, [8] the duo released their debut full-length album in 2022 titled Spiral. [7] [9] The album was recorded in upstate New York after Lulu returned from Nashville to work on the album in person. [4] [10] The band became popular in the creative scenes in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. [5] [6]
The duo released the single "Flatline" in January 2023, [11] [12] followed by singles "All I Got" and "Hi 5" in March. [13] [14] Following this, they released their second full-length album Speed Run on April 14 of the same year, featuring artists EXUM, May Rio, 8485, and Frost Children's manager Blaketheman1000. [15] [16] Lulu has referred to the project as a "the-pop-artist-big-ego-paparazzi" album and a "club record." [1] [6]
Speed Run was followed by a more analog-sounding companion project, Hearth Room, which Lulu described as an "ego-death-lifestyle-moved-upstate" album, released November 17, 2023 following its singles "Lethal" and "Stare At The Sun". [1] [17] [18] Pitchfork described that Hearth Room's songs had a "gentler and sweeter sound" and followed "more conventional pop structures", comparing it to the work of Modest Mouse and Alex G. [19] One catalyst for the album's sound was a head injury suffered by Angel at a club on Irving Avenue, as she only wanted to hear and make “lush, acoustic” music while recovering. [2] The group embarked on a North American tour in 2024. [2]
Frost Children's style has been described as hyperpop [1] [4] and glitchcore, [4] [6] but often includes elements of synth pop, [1] [6] punk rock, [1] electro punk, [6] hardstyle, [1] and screamo. [6] They have been compared to the 2010s indie sleaze aesthetic, [20] and take heavy influence from the internet and meme culture. [21] [5] The group reject the barriers of genre to an extent, aside from punk. [20] Their lyrics contain themes of alienation and gender dysphoria. [5]
In childhood, the pair became interested in emo music through watching YouTube on their father's desktop computer, including the bands The Fray and Say Anything. [2] They have stated other early influences from genres such as EDM and dubstep, having listened to Deadmau5 and Skrillex together during their childhood, [4] as well as shows from UKF Music and Ultra Music Festival. [1] Later in life, Angel's influences included bedroom pop acts Alex G and Horse Jumper of Love. [4]
Several publications have referred to the "tight-knit community" fostered by the group, particularly via Discord and Instagram, [6] [20] with i-D identifying the group's fans as being made up of "music nerds, fashion kids and the hyper-online." [6]
Frost Children | |
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Origin | St. Louis, Missouri |
Genres | |
Years active | 2019–present |
Labels | |
Members |
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Frost Children are an American pop duo from St. Louis, Missouri, [1] now residing near Ridgewood in New York City. [2] The duo consists of siblings Angel and Lulu Prost. [3] [4]
Angel Prost was born in Kentucky before moving to St. Louis when she was a year old. When she was two, her sister, Lulu Prost, was born. [4] The family often performed at Sunday mass with Angel and Lulu playing the bass and drums respectively. The pair became involved with a number of cover bands, particularly covering Green Day songs with their brother Brian. [2] Lulu began a Beatles cover band known as the Termites, and Angel joined the band Permafrost and performed songs from the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World soundtrack. [5]
Angel moved to the Bronx in New York in 2016 to study neuroscience, [2] and Lulu studied at music school in Nashville. [4] [6] The duo formed Frost Children and began their career as a duo in 2019 remotely from each other, releasing a cover of Fall Out Boy's song "Yule Shoot Your Eye Out". [4] In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the duo quarantined in their home in St. Louis, and began making music together there. [4] They released their first collection of songs, titled Aviation Creates Adventurous Beginnings, the same year. [4] They also launched their side-project YourBoySponge which involved SpongeBob SquarePants themed battle rap. [1] [7]
In 2021, the duo both moved to New York after Lulu became disillusioned with music school. [2] they released the album Elixir Rejection, which they have since referred to as "a product of early-pandemic collaboration." [8]
Following the release of singles "Get What We Want" and "Mayfly", the latter of which featured musician Gary Wilson, [8] the duo released their debut full-length album in 2022 titled Spiral. [7] [9] The album was recorded in upstate New York after Lulu returned from Nashville to work on the album in person. [4] [10] The band became popular in the creative scenes in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. [5] [6]
The duo released the single "Flatline" in January 2023, [11] [12] followed by singles "All I Got" and "Hi 5" in March. [13] [14] Following this, they released their second full-length album Speed Run on April 14 of the same year, featuring artists EXUM, May Rio, 8485, and Frost Children's manager Blaketheman1000. [15] [16] Lulu has referred to the project as a "the-pop-artist-big-ego-paparazzi" album and a "club record." [1] [6]
Speed Run was followed by a more analog-sounding companion project, Hearth Room, which Lulu described as an "ego-death-lifestyle-moved-upstate" album, released November 17, 2023 following its singles "Lethal" and "Stare At The Sun". [1] [17] [18] Pitchfork described that Hearth Room's songs had a "gentler and sweeter sound" and followed "more conventional pop structures", comparing it to the work of Modest Mouse and Alex G. [19] One catalyst for the album's sound was a head injury suffered by Angel at a club on Irving Avenue, as she only wanted to hear and make “lush, acoustic” music while recovering. [2] The group embarked on a North American tour in 2024. [2]
Frost Children's style has been described as hyperpop [1] [4] and glitchcore, [4] [6] but often includes elements of synth pop, [1] [6] punk rock, [1] electro punk, [6] hardstyle, [1] and screamo. [6] They have been compared to the 2010s indie sleaze aesthetic, [20] and take heavy influence from the internet and meme culture. [21] [5] The group reject the barriers of genre to an extent, aside from punk. [20] Their lyrics contain themes of alienation and gender dysphoria. [5]
In childhood, the pair became interested in emo music through watching YouTube on their father's desktop computer, including the bands The Fray and Say Anything. [2] They have stated other early influences from genres such as EDM and dubstep, having listened to Deadmau5 and Skrillex together during their childhood, [4] as well as shows from UKF Music and Ultra Music Festival. [1] Later in life, Angel's influences included bedroom pop acts Alex G and Horse Jumper of Love. [4]
Several publications have referred to the "tight-knit community" fostered by the group, particularly via Discord and Instagram, [6] [20] with i-D identifying the group's fans as being made up of "music nerds, fashion kids and the hyper-online." [6]