The Freqs Post New Single “Jellyfish Cadaver”
The blend of noise and heavy rock on The Freqs‘ new single “Jellyfish Cadaver” puts me in mind of Whores., that kind of big-riffs-chucked-directly-at-you thing without giving up the groove that keeps you there to have the riffs chucked at you in the first place. It’s aggro, but you can handle it. These are dark times. You should be pissed off anyway. So maybe they’re already meeting you where you are.
Their 2023 EP, Poachers (review here), was my first exposure to the band, and I dug it, which is why I’m posting about the follow-up single a week after the fact. The band have been doing local shows and have more live activity coming over the next few months — I don’t know if there’s a bigger release coming, but there’s no mention of one below which makes me think it’s a standalone for now — but it remains to be seen if they’re the types to hit the road and hand-deliver this urgency.
Again, this news came in last week. I’m not claiming to be on top of it, or competent, or whatever. But if you see music that’s been streaming for seven days as too old to enjoy, clearly you have spent too much time on the internet of late. Put down your phone and drink some water or something. Come back to it later, as you inevitably will anyway.
From the PR wire:
THE FREQS: Salem, Massachusetts-Based High-Powered Psych/Noise Rock Trio Drops New “Jellyfish Cadaver” Single, With Additional New Material On The Way
“Jellyfish Cadaver” is the slamming new single from Salem, Massachusetts-based high-octane outfit THE FREQS, now streaming on all digital platforms.
Formed in 2019, THE FREQS trio sees guitarist/vocalist Seth Crowell, bassist/vocalist Ian Mandly, and drummer Zack Fierman crafting a distinctive sound at the intersection of genres, taking influence from bands like Melvins, Queens Of The Stone Age, and The Jesus Lizard to deliver loud, riff-heavy, fuzzed-out, noise/psych/stoner-infused rock. Nominated for Best Rock Artist Of The Year at the Boston Music Awards in 2021, the power trio continues to lash eardrums with their bombastic live set across New England and beyond.
In 2023, THE FREQS released the gnarly fourth EP, Poachers, to critical acclaim from around the globe. Following a couple years of silence since Poachers, THE FREQS now arrive with their first single of 2025, “Jellyfish Cadaver,” featuring Nicholas Pentabona of Bedtimemagic on guest vocals. The song is about the grim reality of life forever slipping away. At night with shadows creeping in, the mind is untethered and adrift. Slowly going mad with each passing hour. THE FREQS channel their inner dread with wild abandon on this latest single, which was produced, recorded, and mixed by Alex Allinson at The Bridge Sound & Stage in Cambridge (Lesotho, Miracle Blood, Bedtimemagic), mastered by Keith Gentile at Labryinth Audio in Peabody (Fórn, Hellhorse, American Midnight), and completed with artwork by Ellis Roundy of The P.A.’s.
Stream THE FREQS’ “Jellyfish Cadaver” at Bandcamp HERE: https://thefreqs.bandcamp.com/track/jellyfish-cadaver
All other digital platforms HERE: https://thefreqs.hearnow.com/jellyfish-cadaver
Folks in the Northeast can catch the band ripping it up live on November 1st at Halloween Hangover in Worcester, with more shows to be announced shortly.
THE FREQS Live:
11/01/2025 Halloween Hangover @ Electric Haze – Worcester, MA w/ Nicholas Burgess, Sapling, Miracle Blood
THE FREQS:
Seth Crowell – guitar, vocals
Ian Mandly – bass
Zack Fierman – drums
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