FREEZEPOP
FANCY ULTRA-FRESH
ALBUM ARCHENEMY RELEASE: MAY 25, 2004, AUGUST 30 (SWEDEN) REVIEW: MAY 26, 2004

This is a veritable rollercoaster of high-energy synthpop. Ranging from frantic club hits like “I Am Not Your Gameboy” and “Stakeout” to slow and beautiful numbers like “Outer Space” and “Emotions and Photons” (possibly my favourite, mainly because of the brilliant vocoder in the chorus), the album has something for everyone. Sometimes it’s a matter of hit and miss, but the supersharp production and funny lyrics put me in a good party mood. And I guess that is the mission for these three youngsters from America who call themselves Liz Enthusiasm, the Duke of Pannekoeken and Sean T. Drinkwater. I suspect those names might be fake.
It’s always fun to see some bands breaking through the almost impenetrable wall of so-so electroclash and retro-synth these days, but Freezepop has that certain something that makes it worthwhile to check out. If you can get past the extremely bad – probably intentionally – title "Fancy Ultra-Fresh" of course.

JOHAN CARLSSON