frogi – Queen City Sounds and Art

frogi Sings With Gentle Immediacy of a Love That Transcends Time and Space on “til i turn blue”

The way frogi arranges her atmospheric melodies has always given her songs a strong emotional resonance. They craft a sense of intimacy with the listener with a gentle immediacy. Her song “til i turn blue” catches us up in drifting with a nearly impressionistic piano melody and frogi’s contemplating the nature of the strong love bond and how it changes and evolves across years. How some people seem to be able to pull at our heartstrings because somehow we understand or have a natural empathy for what they’re going through and even if we drift apart for a time or forever that emotional dynamic somehow remains. Sometimes we struggle against it but frogi’s song speaks of an acceptance of that bond of love even if it can’t be the same as it once was because even if our lives change because we evolve as people it’s not so difficult to understand that our relationship to the bond can evolve as well if we don’t cling to the demands of ego’s insistence on the linear and the now. It’s a song about love in the spiritual and worldly sense but one that is imbued with a comprehension of the overlap. In a time of great conflict it’s a strong reminder of greater possibilities in our relationships with each other. Listen to “til i turn blue” on Soundcloud and connect with frogi at the links below.

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frogi’s New Single “moonlight” Speaks to Importance of Nourishing Our Psyches By Holding Onto Our Best Dreams and Fantasies

frogi1_crop — frogi, photo courtesy the artist

Frogi’s knack for bringing together musical elements in an unconventional manner is on fully display on her “moonlight” signal. With finger snaps and kick drum, the harmonizing between the lead and backing vocals suggest something that is rooted in a more African realm of music as manifested through some of what Talking Heads did and more recently the experimental songwriting and performances of Tune-Yards. And with this song frogi expresses the internal notion of the way the world we want to be contrasted with the world as it is. The refrain “Keep me in the moonlight” is an apt metaphor for the more idealized vision rather than that of the world in the harsh light of the sun. It evokes a desire to live in the more subconscious, intuitive, dreamlike realm at least a little to retain a bit of a world where not everything has to adhere to the mundane and where the wondrous, however personally defined, can live and flourish and in turn fill our hearts with moonlight. Listen to “moonlight” on Soundcloud and follow frogi’s fantastical, left field pop on Spotify.

The Sense of Hopeful Resignation in frogi’s “time” is Heartbreaking

frogi3_crop — frogi, photo courtesy the artist

With a palpable vulnerability and affection, frogi’s “time” is overflowing with expansive melodies and an elevated tone. There is a soft touch to the songwriting as she sings to her significant other about how maybe time will heal the ailing relationship in which she sees some hope. And that if what’s left isn’t nurtured it will be the end. She doesn’t want it to be the end but she feels powerless over what seems to others inevitable. The undertone is a sense of hopeful resignation, resisting what she knows is already over while acknowledging for herself that letting go will hurt so much if she doesn’t give it the spark of a chance it deserves. The song employs unconventional structure aimed more at the emotional impact and experiential aspect of the songwriting and frogi’s singing style a fascinating mix of free verse poetry and classic pop. Listen to “time” on Soundcloud and listen to her other recent single “peace of mind” on Spotify.