Freezing Cold Unleash “Eclipse” ft. Screaming Females’ Marissa Paternoster | LP out 8/1 via Don Giovanni | US Tour
Freezing Cold
Confront Moving Forward & Slipping of Time
with Anthemic New Single, “ Eclipse ”
ft. guitar by Screaming Females’ Marissa Paternoster
Treasure Pool LP due out 8/1 via Don Giovanni Records
US Tour Kicks Off This Month
Tour dates below + here
7/31: Malden, MA @ Faces Brewing
8/1: Providence, RI @ Daisy Cutter
8/2: Holyoke, MA @ Holyoke Media
8/3: New Brunswick, NJ @ In the West
8/20: New York, NY @ Trans Pecos
8/21: Lehigh Valley, PA @ National Sokols
8/22: Richmond, VA @ Another Round
8/23: Philadelphia, PA @ God's Autobody
8/24: Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Singles: “Backlight” “Eclipse”
"a vigorous but moody rock song with vocal hooks aplenty." – Stereogum
“'Backlight' is a very nice dose of melodic, emotional indie-punk." – BrooklynVegan
"Heartland-style punk at its most infectious” – New Noise Magazine
"Try to get those melodies unstuck from your head." – Post-Trash
“Freezing Cold’s languid sense of melody contrasted with tightly-written, but dynamic songs
calls to mind a Built to Spill for heartland punk.” – Viking’s Choice
Credit: August Stadnik
Freezing Cold has released their electrifying, anthemic new single “Eclipse” featuring wailing guitar from Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females. Following the acclaimed lead single “Backlight,” this is the latest track off their sophomore album Treasure Pool due out August 1 via Don Giovanni Records. “Eclipse” hits like an immediate indie rock classic with powerful clashing guitar, dueling vocal harmonies, stomping percussion and a catchy melodic refrain. Commenting on the story behind the song, vocalist/guitarist Jeff Cunningham shares, “The woods can feel like a little bubble where time stops behaving the way it’s supposed to and that inspired the setting of "Eclipse," which is actually the first song we wrote for Treasure Pool. No matter how much I’ve thought I was on a path or knew what I was doing, there have been plenty of times that felt like aimless wandering, moving forward just hoping an epiphany might eventually show up. We’ve all spent time fixated on forks in the road from our pasts while feeling like we’re in limbo in the present; there’s a quiet pull between feeling lost and still somehow heading somewhere, even if the path is not clear in either direction. The song also has the special benefit of the guitar wizardry of Marissa Paternoster (co-engineer, guitar), who Angie has collaborated with many, many times over the years.”
Listen / Share: “Eclipse” video
Freezing Cold has a penchant for diving into the familiar, relatable moments of being alive. Inspired by '90s alternative and indie sounds, the NYC indie rock three-piece effortlessly layers catchy guitar, airy keys, textured synths and woodwinds with ethereal three-part harmonies and poignant lyrics. Initially planned as an EP and derailed by COVID, as so many records were, the band used the space and time to build what would eventually become Treasure Pool. With the addition of bassist Leanne Butkovic, the band created a new microcosm of collective creativity bringing even more intention to the songwriting process and building spectacular new 3-part vocal harmonies.
Freezing Cold was co-founded in 2017 by seasoned indie-punk musicians Angie Boylan (touring/session drummer in Sleater-Kinney, Aye Nako, Cheeky) on drums and Jeff Cunningham (Bridge & Tunnel, Ordinary Lives) on guitar and vocals, now joined by bassist Leanne Butkovic who brings a new perspective and fresh energy to the band. They tracked the 10 songs over two years and three separate sessions at Lakehouse Recording Studios in Asbury Park, NJ with friends Eric Bennett and Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females).
The concept of Treasure Pool was inspired by a trip Angie had recently taken to the Oregon Coast where tide pools appeared at dusk, revealing so many creatures and habitats that you didn’t know were there just minutes before. She shares, "I read a description that called them 'unique habitats teeming with life, offering a window into the marine world.' There’s some metaphor here about being in a band, surely. You create this world together, are vulnerable and bare your ideas and creative expression to one another. Pool everything together onto an album." The world Freezing Cold has created in Treasure Pool is a collection of masterfully written rock songs about getting older, finding new ways forward, and staying curious.
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