GARY FROST

                                                                "Pretty Mad"

                                                                Independent Release

The Northeast may not be the first place that comes to mind when discussing country music, but there’s quite the prevalent scene blossoming there that’s capturing a unique sound which toes the line somewhere between modern country and homegrown rock.

New Jersey native Gary Frost is one definition of that scene as he’s perfectly spliced the two styles into one sonic blend, carving out his path by sharing the stage with some of today’s country’s biggest names and delivering a very well-received single in 2020 alongside SJ McDonald, “World Without You.”

Following “Gaslighting” from earlier this year, he now returns with his brand-new single, “Pretty Mad.”

The song, co-written by Gary with Justus Storm, Drake Lopez, and Kaylin Kole, leans its addictively catchy guitar lick into the pop country laden intro to first grab your ear, as Frost then slides in his smooth vocals as we see him purposely pushing his better half’s buttons just to bring out her prettiest look when she finally gets fuming mad.

Using each of the verses, he defines her noticeable idiosyncrasies that tells him he’s starting to hit her nerve just right, singing lines such as “when you stop curling your lips and start fussing like this…that’s how I know I’ve done it” and “when you call me by my middle name, I know I struck a nerve.”

The chorus then hits the full-on stride of her tipping over the edge as he showers her with truth bombs about whether she’s even truly angry or not, enticing her with a metaphoric wink to take it out on him when they get home:

“Girl, you’re looking pretty mad right now

But still looking so good somehow

You wanna be mean, you’re not fooling me

But the wild in your eyes is killing me now

Girl, wait til we get back home

Take it out on me when we’re all alone

I’ve got you all worked up and I’m kinda glad

Baby when you get like that

I’ve never seen someone so pretty mad”

By holding to the fact that as frustrated as she gets when he acts like this she secretly loves it, something he not only displays in the chorus but also in the opening verse when he instigates by singing “girl, don’t lie you love it,” there’s a playfully flirtatious tone embedded into his vocal delivery that makes this an endearing exchange of two people who are head over heels for each other.

While a lot of themes that circle around pining for someone or being heartbroken are prevalent in country music, it’s rare that a song comes along that’s one for strong couples who are perhaps years into their relationship and looking for ways to reignite the spark. Gary Frost absolutely hits the heart of that all too often forgotten demographic with “Pretty Mad.”

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)

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