Life in the Wires

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Life in the Wires
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Studio album by
Frost*
Released18 October 2024
Genre Neo-prog
Length42:29 (Disc 1)
43:19 (Disc 2)
Label InsideOut
Frost* chronology
Day and Age
(2021)		Life in the Wires
(2024)

Life in the Wires is the fifth studio album by the British neo-prog group Frost*. It marks the return of drummer Craig Blundell since Falling Satellites (2016). [1]

Contents

Production and concept

This album is a continuation from their previous album Day and Age , [2] the first track on this album starts with the end of the last track from previous album "Repeat to Fade," where the static comes up and a voice says "Can you hear me?”. The concept behind this album revolves around a central character Naio, a kid in a modern AI world, who discovers the voice of an old DJ on an ancient AM radio his mother had given him, which gets him off on a path of enlightenment. [3] [2]

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "Skywaving" – 1:58
  2. "Life in the Wires (Part 1)" – 5:29
  3. "This House of Winter" – 6:09
  4. "The Solid State Orchestra" – 6:38
  5. "Evaporator" – 8:07
  6. "Strange World" – 5:09
  7. "Idiot Box" – 4:59
  8. "Absent Friends" – 3:58

Disc 2

  1. "School (Introducing the All Seeing Eye)" – 3:11
  2. "Propergander" – 5:34
  3. "Sign of Life" – 5:43
  4. "Moral and Consequence" – 8:13
  5. "Life in the Wires (Part 2)" – 15:51
  6. "Starting Fires" – 4:44

Personnel

Musicians

Reception

Gary McKenzie of Louder Sound gave the album a score of 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "elegant, complex, multilayered, brilliantly conceived and masterfully performed." [4] Connor White of Sputnikmusic gave the album a score of 2.5 out of 5 stars. [5] Robert Adams of Metal Talk gave the album a positive review, calling it "the perfect modern-sounding progressive rock album that you could wish for." [6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Prog Report; FROST* – Life in the Wires (Album Review)". 9 October 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Shilton, Nick (December 26, 2024). ""Last time we did an album with solos was eight years ago. That's a long time to ask people in a prog band to not have solos": Why Frost* revisited dazzling debut Milliontown on Life In The Wires". Prog . Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  3. ↑ "PROG; Hear the first new Frost* music from upcoming album Life In The Wires". 16 August 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ McKenziepublished, Gary (2024-10-18). ""Not a revolutionary narrative framework, perhaps… but a Frost* double concept album – who could possibly quibble?" There's plenty that's unpredictable about Life In The Wires". louder. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  5. ↑ "Frost* - Life in the Wires (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  6. ↑ Adams, Robert (2024-10-23). "Frost* / Double Concept Album Life In The Wires My Album Of The Year". www.metaltalk.net. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
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