Byline: Bella Spratley
Frost Children’s latest album, Sister, scratches the party itch.
Blending weirdness with raw talent, the duo delivers a hedonistic EDM record that crackles with energy, vibrant synths, and layered vocals. From the first beat, it’s impossible not to get pulled in. Every track surges with momentum, driven by bold production that refuses to sit still.
As intense-sounding as the 2010s Skrillex, Krewella, and Zedd they grew up on, Frost Children employ an army of energetic synths paired with echoed vocals. Disruptive production has always been their calling card, and on this project, sibling duo Angel and Lulu Prost wield it with precision.
Sister marks a return to the sound that brought Frost Children their biggest hits—brain-melting party bangers like their explosive debut, SPEED RUN. After honing their songwriting on the earnest follow-up, Hearth Room, this new album is punchy, electrified, and closer in spirit to their most popular track, “FLATLINE.” But Sister isn’t about trends or hyperpop labels. It’s built for IRL fun, leaning fully into high-energy EDM that makes the dancefloor its home.
An urgent bass guitar opens Position Famous, pairing emo-punky vocals with shouted lyrics: “I got one, two, three, four reasons to flip.” After two minutes, the confrontation gives way to a euphoric piano progression, propelling the track into full-on dance territory. Struggle and pleasure collide in the same breath with so much to be pissed off about—cost-of-living crises, racism, sexism, homophobia.
Many tracks on Sister live in a lawless electroclash world. “Electric” stands out, with sliding synths that rev like an engine and a straight-talking, sexy lyric: “you dance like you like me, I dance like I like you back.” It’s very The Dare-coded, but undercut with harder, more synthetic sounds. Based in New York, Frost Children remain unapologetic club kids, and the music video for “Falling” gives a glimpse of that party energy. Sonically, the album balances a pop sensibility with electronic grit, layering heavily filtered vocals that show no signs of going out of fashion.
The pre-released track, “Control,” hits the track list like a full-throttle banger. The repeated line, “Let me take over control,” centers on autonomy, framed by a disorienting, crunchy cacophony. Early on, “Take” erupts with its own tiny drum, punching through the mix. Frost Children’s electronic outbursts flirt with noise and industrial textures—just enough to shock without clearing the dancefloor. While Sister hints at the reclamation of control that femmes navigate in public and private spaces, it’s the raw power of the music that hits first.
The album also boasts standout features, including “RADIO” (feat. Kim Petras) and “Ralph Lauren” (feat. Babymorocco), welcoming Babymorocco as a collaborator after his Frost Fest performance. Fractured motifs from “Control” carry into “RADIO,” where high-energy drums and echoed vocals chase each other across the track. Fully synthetic instrumentation gives the song a ferocious edge. Across the album, themes of romance intertwine with nuance and multitudes; between nostalgic processed hi-hats and confessional lyrics, Sister blends party-ready euphoria with modern nostalgia and timeless love.