Freezing Cold

Brooklyn's trio Freezing Cold pulled its lineup from multiple acclaimed D.I.Y. acts. The foursome channeled the literary punk leanings heard in the Weakerthans and the Constantines, placing incisive, high-stakes songcraft inside the open-exchange values that defined late-2010s independent scenes.

Around 2017 the group assembled with Aye Nako's drummer/vocalist Angie Boylan, singer/guitarist Jeff Cunningham—previously of Ordinary Lives and Bridge and Tunnel—and ex-Weed Hounds bassist Nick Rice. Their sound drew equally from D.C. post-hardcore outfits and under-the-radar 2000s indie punk. Working quickly, they cut a three-song demo alongside Swearin's Kyle Gilbride and booked a few East Coast dates. By 2019 they had wrapped their debut full-length, Glimmer. Just before the album's late-September arrival, Sleater-Kinney tapped Boylan as touring drummer after longtime kitwoman Janet Weiss resigned.