NEW MUSIC: MAX FROST | COOL KIDS

Max Frost has released "Cool Kids," the second single off his forthcoming EP "Flying Machines," due May 6. Shimmering piano glistens before a swooning synth-rock chorus captivates, and Max admits, "Wish I could travel back in time to tell myself it's all alright." "Cool Kids" was the first song Max wrote for Flying Machines, which set the tone for the entire record. The track's accompanying music video showcases a nostalgic, feel-good and dry-humoured story about a piñata man treated like a free food sample in a hungry, cruel and comedic world. Max built the entire piñata costume and housed himself. "Cool Kids' is about sneaking out of your house in high school to hang out with people who will make you cool. It's about existential angst and fear of the future driving you to numb and make bad decisions. But it also tries to comfort the character in the song from the future in a way they will never hear." "Cool Kids" follows Max's previous single, "Head in the Clouds," which landed on Spotify's coveted Good Vibes playlist upon release and generated nearly 20,000 streams per day. It was also the first track Max put out as an independent artist and signifies a new era for him. Max found a way to stay musically inventive throughout the pandemic by creating incredible viral mashups on TikTok. He's amassed half a million followers and 8 million "likes" with videos like Pink Floyd cover Billie Eilish (1.5 million views), The Killers cover Garth Brooks (1.5 million views), and Queen mashes up Gayle (1.1 million views).