Tuesday ∆ J Metro - Frosty
Truth is, I actually love R&B Christmas songs such as TLC - Sleigh Ride, Boys II Men - Let It Snow, and a handful of others. I think because these songs are different from the Christmas classics that you always tend to hear on the radio or in movies. This song was posted almost 21 hours ago from the time I'm writing this and I instantly fell in love.
The R&B beat is really grooving. The whole song actually hold this kind of 90's R&B feel which makes this song stand out. There's this arpeggiated bell sample playing in the background that makes this tune really "frosty". The bells have this sharp sound that sounds as if someone took some xylophone mallets and started hitting some icicles. The drums are very 90's feeling, a short 808 style kick with a 909 style clap and some intermixed hi hats, snares, and woodblock hits add to this upbeat grooving effect. J Metro's vocals are chilling to say the least but, when he hits these falsettos it's bliss. Not to mention when the back up vocals accompany him you're engulfed in a utopia of R&B vocal harmony.
Now don't get confused, this is not a cover of Frosty the Snowman. J Metro mixes his own lyrics with some iconic Frosty the Snowman lines like "thumpity, thump thump, over the hills, etc." He does an excellent job of combining the two. It's hard to listen to new Christmas songs that you may not be familiar with but, the fact that he throws in those notorious lines really makes it easy to listen to.
Check out the track here:
-Sam
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