It's a Game

Edith Frost writes and sings songs from both sides of heartbreak...

"'It's A Game' follows the longest break of Edith Frost's career, and the time off seems to have done the trick; it's the best thing she's recorded since her first album, 1997's 'Calling Over Time' - the anxiety and frustration is more palpable, the hurt deeper than anything she's previously recorded. But Frost never oversells her heartbreak, and the album's hopeful resolution feels as genuine as the smile she throws over her shoulder on the back sleeve."
- Bill Meyer, Dusted

Edith Frost is back from a four-year canter through the wilderness, with 'It's A Game' her first release since 2001's 'Wonder Wonder' - and it finds Edith Frost at the top of her game, writing and singing songs from both sides of heartbreak.

She's been called a chanteuse a country torch singer - but Edith Frost's style of writing, singing and playing is all that and more.

'It's A Game' combines the talents of long-time Edith Frost collaborators, Ryan Hembrey, Mark Greenberg and Rian Murphy, with the likes of Josh Abrams [Prefuse73] and Dave Crawford [The Mekons]. The colours these players bring to 'It's A Game' have produced a new sound - more her than ever before, while still referencing where she's already been.

Since '96 she's honed her songcraft on a series of DragCity releases, starting with a home-recorded EP and a subsequent trio of acclaimed albums, each of which presented a unique setting, turning Frost subtly away from the country underpinning of her songs. Since her version of 'country' has many roots - from country, folk, blues and soul to tin-pan alley and jazz - this makes the eclectic nature of her discography a natural thing: from spacious post-folk to druggy textures to pristine pop.

Fans of her records will welcome an old friend and some new favourites back into their lives - and if you've never heard of Edith Frost before, well you're in for a serious treat.