Andy Malt’s 2012 tip Frontiers make noise with Janes Addiction and The Chapman Family
aaamusic | On 16, Oct 2011
Working with acclaimed Arctic Monkeys and Pulp producer Alan Smyth, Frontiers were soon thrown upon the BBC introducing stage at Leeds and Reading. Radio 1’s Introducing and BBC 6 Music were next to champion a sound in line with great rock music as they received a number of plays.
Since then, the band has gone from strength to strength and though they have not as yet released any material, Frontiers have gone on to play at In The City, Camden Crawl, The Great Escape, Beach Break Live and Dot To Dot as well as supporting We Are Scientists on tour.
This August, they were handpicked by Jane’s Addiction themselves to open at their UK comeback show at a sold-out Koko in Camden.
The band felt that “It was a privilege to be asked by Jane’s to support them and we really enjoyed the experience of playing to a sold-out Koko. It gave us even more inspiration to reach their level.”
Reviews have stated that Frontiers’ sound sits somewhere between early Cure and Interpol. However, influences range more widely from Muse, Radiohead and Bloc Party to name but three.
Live, CMU Editor Andy Malt compared them to Muse and the Arctic Monkeys but that was more to do with the fact he “was pretty convinced that (he) was watching Britain’s next big rock band”.
Frontiers have a massive sound of their own however. Their post punk anthems are lead by the haunting vibrato of lead singer Alex Noble’s vocal and driven by Jacob Austin’s pursuit for a distorted bass sound. Charlie Burley flourishes with his innovative chiming guitar parts, whilst Jonnie Barnett’s intensely structured drum motifs define their no nonsense tone.
In the lead up to 2012, Frontiers are set to play a couple of excellent dates armed with several new songs.
On the 27th October they make their way to Bristol’s Thekla, appearing as part of a clubnight.
Then they head down to London to support The Chapman Family on the 2nd of November at a free show at The Wheelbarrow, Camden.
“We believe that at this stage in our career we are an exciting live band. We’re very much looking forward to coming down to London on November 2nd to show people who we are.”
Frontiers are getting better and better and are fiercely bubbling under the surface. Taking the above into account, the time is now for Frontiers to follow in the footsteps of their influences
