The Frost Report
Fans of the neo-prog band Frost* probably already know that the band have reconvened and begun work on a second album. What they may not know is that writer/producer/keyboardist/frontman Jem Godfrey is doing his best to keep anxious fans from dying of boredom as they wait.
Godfrey has been uploading two or three youtube videos a month under the name “planetfrost.” These videos, called The Frost Reports, detail the daily activities of the band’s studio work, including the witty banter, the wacky antics, and the occasional recording and mixing.
The Frost Reports tend to offer the viewer brief, incomplete snippets of the new songs, and while it’s not much, it certainly shows a lot of promise. Fans thirsting for any glimpse at the anticipated followup to 2006’s Milliontown should be able to wet their whistles. But most of these videos involve the band members–mostly Jem Godfrey–simply goofing off. It’s entertaining, sometimes awkward, and frequently funny. Just wait for the part when Godfrey realizes that all keyboards have some little loose thing rattling around inside of them.
But you have to wonder if all the goofing off is what’s taking this album so long.
The important thing, however, is that in one of January’s reports, Godfrey briefly outlined the band’s schedule and said that he hopes to have the whole record ready by May. Frost* fans rejoice–your wait may soon be over.