Is it a band, or is it a project? Definitely a project. Frost only seemingly come together when Jem has a window of opportunity from his day job of writing and producing modern pop songs for many artists. They have released four albums so far, of which this is the second, that came out in 2008. They are described as a “Neo progressive rock supergroup.” All I know is that they make great records that seem to cross all boundaries.
Experiments In Mass Appeal and Welcome To Nowhere open up the album and if they only ever made these two pieces, then they would go down as geniuses of modern progressive music. This is such an epic opening with many twists and turns, but with that emphasis on melody and accessibility always front and centre. Pocket Sun is heavier, mainly due to the drum solo that changes the groove frequently, and again that vocal melody is pure joy.
The double outro of Wonderland and The Secret Song is just epic and pure Prog heaven. I don’t know how one man can have so much music inside him. I bet Jem wakes up in the night with random melodies and vocals flowing through his mind; a very talented man. My only gripe with the whole album is that the drums sound muffled at times. There was a special vinyl master done as well, so I’m not sure what the problem is.
That doesn’t detract away from what a great album this is though.
9.5/10 from The Grooveman.
