Frankie Cosmos has shared an official video for the album opener, “Pressed Flower,” off the group’s forthcoming long-player, “Different Talking“, available worldwide on June 27th. Directed by Adam Kolodny, the video stars comedy icon Tracey Ullman alongside the band and others.
Greta Kline’s sixth record as Frankie Cosmos is another solid if slightly monotonous showcase of her brisk, pleasant brand of indie-pop, only occasionally doling out flashes of wit and unexpected stylistic flourishes. In 2014, Greta Kline, the singer-songwriter behind the moniker Frankie Cosmos, emerged as a new voice to be reckoned with with her small but impactful debut “Zentropy”. That record stood out for a myriad of reasons: the economical runtime (no track runs over 2.5 minutes), the gentle yet exacting DIY sound design, and Kline’s soft, fluttery vocals, which could transform mundane personal anecdotes and straightforward observations into quietly devastating poetry. For a brief, fleeting moment, “Zentropy” made twee cool again, evoking the oft-maligned aesthetic that populated much of the indie-pop/rock sphere in the mid-to-late-2000s but infusing it with a twist of millennial malaise.
Kline has continued to refine her no-frills sonic template with minor adjustments. Her most accomplished work remains 2016’s “Next Thing”, which effortlessly streamlined Kline’s intimate song-writing and nimble production style into a simple yet striking record that clocks in at just under 30 minutes. Frankie Cosmos has also morphed from just a stage name for Kline into a four-piece band that includes guitarist Alex Bailey, keyboardist Katie Von Schleicher, and drummer Hugo Stanley. That Kline has maintained a consistent and disciplined sound after expanding her project is commendable, but “Different Talking”, her sixth and latest LP, is more or less the same as what she’s been making up to this point: brisk, accessible, slickly produced indie-pop .
Frankie Cosmos’s frontperson, Greta Kline, shares, “It’s a dream come true to have Tracey Ullman star in this video. She’s the funniest person I know, and brings love, depth, and care to every character she plays. Getting to play dress-up with her and find this Manhattanite havoc-wreaker character was a blast. The Director, Adam Kolodny, brought the perfect framework to our crazy concept. This song, for me, is about figuring out who you are, moving on while looking back, and feeling the effects of memories on locations. The video is about someone running around NYC in a disguise, causing a chaotic chain of events for the locals (played by my band).”
“Different Talking”, Frankie Cosmos upcoming album, is available to stream from your SubPop.com account right now with any purchase of the album!
‘Different Talking,’ out June 27th on Sub Pop Records.
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