Frost Children
The Prokopiou siblings have returned with a glitch-heavy, stop-motion fever dream that proves they are still the reigning monarchs of NYC’s hyper-kinetic underground.
If the current state of pop music feels a little too polished, a little too curated for a peaceful Sunday morning, Frost Children are here to smash the glass. Angel and Lulu Prokopiou, the sibling duo who have spent the last few years turning the NYC indie-sleaze revival into a high-definition digital riot, have just dropped the visual for “Sister,” the title track from their sixth studio album, Sister, which was released on September 12, 2025.
The video’s visual chaos is deeply mirrored in the song’s lyrical core, which is a potent mix of shared childhood nostalgia and adult emotional dissonance. The verses evoke fragmented, intimate memories—”backyard swinging,” “chasing you with a dandelion,” a “hand-me-down summer”—painting a picture of a closeness that has since been complicated by isolation and regret (“We never talked, we could’ve done better,” “Remember when I caught you leaving?”).
This complicated, gravitational sibling bond is the true subject of the song, manifesting in the video as a literal clash of worlds. Directed by Polina Evina, the visual is a masterclass in surrealist, stop-motion aesthetic, using “Angel’s room” and “Lulu’s room” sets—meticulously designed by Arisha NovyDryg and Katya Tseluiko—as polarized altars to their specific brands of weirdness. It’s a literal manifestation of the sibling bond: two distinct worlds colliding to create a third, impossible, reality, particularly when the chorus’s later lines demand, “Turn around and get what you need / Fuck whatever took you from me / Turn around and face me.” The imagery includes the two siblings in doll form lounging in their homes until the breakdown when the dolls start levitating against the checkerboard floor with a floating green apple. The glitch effects go into overdrive at this point; making the video unsuitable for viewers with epilepsy or those sensitive to strobe effects.
Sonically, “Sister” is exactly what we’ve come to crave from the duo; it’s a track that refuses to sit still, jumping from bubblegum hooks to industrial-grade bass drops without warning. The album, released on True Panther Sounds and Dirty Hit, also features notable collaborations with artists like Kim Petras on “Radio,” Babymorocco on “Ralph Lauren,” and a production assist from Porter Robinson on “Don’t Make Me Cry,” further showcasing their eclectic sonic palette. In an era where “genre-bending” has become a marketing cliché, Frost Children are doing something more primal—they’re genre-shredding.
The production is crisp but jagged, a testament to their evolution from DIY darlings to serious architects of the new pop avant-garde. Don’t look away. You might miss the best part.
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