Enter the Kingdom is the 5th LP from Michigan's own Frontier Ruckus. Rolling Stone calls it "a serious and thought-provoking record." As part of our Songs from Studio East series, we look at how the band continues to evolve musically while still holding on to their roots. It took four years for Frontier Ruckus to come out with their newest album. "'Enter the kingdom' kind of refers to the kingdom being my childhood home. The cover of the record is the window into my childhood bedroom, which is kind of the portal, that entrance into that world of memory, and this idea ... of a more innocent time in my life,” said Matthew Milia, lead vocalist and guitarist. Ever the nostalgic, Milia says the new music hits on "bittersweet emotions.” He writes about the places and people close to him, including memories of growing up in metro Detroit, themes around family, and financial struggles. They're ideas Milia says American families can relate to. "A catalyst for this record lyrically was my dad
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