People's music. Hinter Frankie Cosmos steckt nämlich natürlich längst nicht mehr nur Kline alleine, sondern eine Band. Accepting your surroundings and being one with them. It's similar to Frank O'Hara—you can hear the voice so strong in the writing. Frankie Cosmos: "Birthday Song" I never tape over anything on my camcorder. My brother and I were like, "New York is so big! I'm definitely a crybaby. I'm sounding really pretentious here, but there are a lot of places you can go from just observing everyday life, which he does really well. The K Records attitude is a lifelong thing. posted a video to playlist Sessions. Everything before that is just weird noise music. All rights reserved. Pitchfork: K Records comes up a lot with your music, too. But there was nothing for them to click on, and everyone said no or didn't respond. Duet by Clairo . Apathy 3. Via: Pitchfork "Cafeteria" Track Info. Were you trying to imply a connection? And while Frankie Cosmos has always been punk in spirit (here, there are 18 tracks in 33 minutes), Vessel’s unvarnished indie rock is a hair closer to punk in … The singer-songwriter walks us through all the secret codes, stories, and emotions behind her band’s latest release. And I love my friends, but they're like me: They want to stay home and go on the computer and read a book and make art. It seems like the kind of thing that doesn't happen outside New York. All rights reserved. GK: I just like trying different things and I like strumming really hard and fast. Even if it's not uplifting, I think that for young sad girls on the internet to hear another sad girl their own age being really productive and making songs is a positive influence. My new record is being called "indie pop," which is fair, I'm not going to deny that it's poppy—but [sarcastically] I see it more like French pop... just kidding. Via: Pitchfork "Duet" Track Info. https://ingridsuperstar.bandcamp.com Lyrics Below! Given such lines, I am only slightly surprised that Kline speaks through consistent bouts of soft laughter—despite the fact that most of the misery-soaked songs on her 17-minute proper debut album, Zentropy, were written in 2012, the day after the passing of her beloved dog Joe Joe, who is immortalized on the record's cover. I don't necessarily mean folk music. Pitchfork: He takes really fine details from New York City life and incorporates them into his poems in a way that is romantic. "If your butt touched my butt, would you be like, 'so what?'" "My music doesn't sound punk, but I see it as a punk action.". Close It Quietly Frankie Cosmos. My dad used to travel a lot for work when I was younger, so it would just be me and my brother and my mom. Popular Now. They don't want to go out. Written By Frankie Cosmos. It immediately reminded me so much of the other one—his voice was so distinct and strong that I recognized it. Duet (slnm Remix) by Slnm (Ft. Clairo) donutes Frankie Cosmos. Caramelize 2. I didn't have the attention span to write a song, so I would record notes I came up with and call it a song. It was such a bad idea, but it made people think that I'm really prolific. This Stuff 5. They embody a clever, muted charm. Obviously my music doesn't sound punk, but I see it as a punk action. Instruments are cast about the room, as are cardboard boxes housing a just-arrived shipment of Maine's own 2013 album as Porches., Slow Dance in the Cosmos, on which Kline plays. GK: It was more about how our love is infinite. I'm obsessed with my parents; I love hanging out with them. Pitchfork: You made up the word "Zentropy"—what does it mean to you? Our love is very cosmic, like a weird lightning strike. Finden Sie perfekte Stock-Fotos zum Thema Frankie Cosmos sowie redaktionelle Newsbilder von Getty Images. I feel like I can be infinitely inspired because New York is huge. My friend and I started baking brownies and bringing them to shows, in total Beat Happening style. Aaron made up the name Frankie Cosmos and I was like, "This is me." GK: Before I was making music of my own, in the summer of 2009, between ninth and 10th grade, I would hang out at the old [Queens DIY venue] Silent Barn five days a week with a group of my friends, all booking shows. GK: I started going to rock shows at a really young age, and seeing other young people make music definitely influenced me. Frankie Cosmos: "Birthday Song" I played piano for a lot of my childhood and stupidly quit. She would sing harmonies and I would tell her what the songs were about. Pitchfork: Are there any other ways that growing up in the city influenced your approach to songwriting? I have all these journals dated and numbered really particularly. At the time, the people who lived at Silent Barn were getting arrested a lot, and I learned how hard booking shows is. I was walking down the street and I saw a little girl hanging out at the fire station with her dad, and I thought, "That is a really sad job for your dad to have, because you're constantly worried about him putting his life on the line. Pitchfork is the most trusted voice in music. Frankie Cosmos) — американская певица и музыкант. After freshman year, though, recording and shows took over, and Kline is currently facing the decision of dropping out, going back, or figuring out a loophole while touring through spring and summer. 1. Also, I found out that Ingrid Superstar was a real person and figured I had to change the name. I feel lucky to live here. I had a weird introduction to Frank O'Hara. I have an obsession with archiving everything. When I was 10, my dad taught me my first three chords on guitar, for "You Can't Always Get What You Want". Pitchfork posted a video to playlist Pitchfork Music Festival 2017. posted a video to playlist Pitchfork Music Festival 2017. Pitchfork Radio is presented by Sonos and powered by TuneIn. I want to stay sharp. I read their chapter in Our Band Could Be Your Life and learned about how they played on yogurt cans and I loved how they had this weird culture where they would wear pajamas and play with yo-yos. My favorite musician is Michael Hurley. Jesse 6. Frankie Cosmos Articles and Media. Architecture in Helsinki. Greta Kline – guitar, vocals; David Maine – bass, vocals; Lauren Martin – keys, vocals, second guitar; Luke Pyenson – drums; Additional musicians. Frankie Cosmos is the low-key indie pop project of Greta Kline. GK: The definition I'm set on is: dissent into zen-ness. Cover By. Featuring stories and pictures of Waka Flocka Flame’s precocious French bulldog Angel, Girl Talk’s Collective Soul-loving cat Chloe, Thundercat’s inspirational kitty Turbo Tron, and many more. My brother was 13 when people started telling me that he was a "hipster." Why else would they be on the internet? Pitchfork: Do you ever feel like reluctant about the fact that there's so much personal stuff out there? Pillow Talk: the Podcast presented by CB2: Frankie Cosmos by Pitchfork published on 2018-10-25T18:18:37Z Pillow Talk: The Podcast is a series is co-curated by Pitchfork and CB2, and features interviews and games with artists performing in CB2's After Hours concert series and some of Pitchfork… My mom and I used to listen to Liz Phair and Indigo Girls a lot in the car, too. Around seventh grade, I got a guitar and forgot everything else. I like to take on the folkie attitude. That stuff is kind of tongue-in-cheek. Club went to Pitchfork Music Festival over the weekend and met up with a dozen bands, musicians, and artists while there. 1. Pitchfork: Your music reflects so much inner sadness. It was just north of the city, though, in Westchester, where the supportive local scene of home-recorders felt most inspiring. CN Entertainment. Or that taking your sadness and turning it into a beautiful song is worthwhile. mxmtoon. I feel like the cosmos implies mystery, or infinite secrets. Release Date March 30, 2018. So I was comparing the lifestyles of our various friend groups. Pitchfork’s Recommendations for Music to Ease Self-Isolation, Frankie Cosmos’ “Windows” Finds Strength Within and Without, Frankie Cosmos Cheer on Pathetic Love in “Being Alive”, On Frankie Cosmos’ New Single, Their Intimate Sound Takes a Big Leap. These are the best of a challenging, rewarding, overall epic year. Frankie Cosmos: "Owen" Written By Frankie Cosmos. 1. Pitchfork: A line that stood out to me on the album was, "All my friends are depressed." We both came up with funny names for each other. I don't know how to explain it. The records that made the decade, starring Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Bon Iver, Solange, Lana Del Rey, and many more. En Attendant Ana. Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, David Bowie, Beyonce, Leonard Cohen, Radiohead, Bon Iver—who didn't release a record this year? I don't love some of the early stuff on my Bandcamp, but it's important for me to see the evolution of my writing. Songs are set in museums, at Grand Central, at the DIY Brooklyn venue Death by Audio. The A.V. Greta Kline (born March 21, 1994), better known by her stage name Frankie Cosmos, is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Writing songs about it is a really useful way for me to love New York more, and stay observing it, and not just zone it out. For our latest installment of GP4K, we bring you Frankie Cosmos, with a song off of her upcoming album Next Thing. I didn't go into it being like, "I'm going to be super prolific!" Inspired by K Records' offbeat ethos, Frank O'Hara's poignant poetry, and the infinite tapestry that is New York City, songwriting prodigy Greta Kline uses her music to chronicle life's little hurts, empowering herself in the process. As Often as I Can 4. Listening to Frankie Cosmos, I hold up the person I was at 19 and the one I was at 25, a six-year chasm full of molting and tumult that the first self never could have foreseen. The fact that it's public doesn't matter to me. Alex Bailey – second guitar (tracks 5 and 6) Anna McClellan – vocals (track 12) Vishal Narang – vocals (track 18) Charts. But I don't see it as a problem that they're personal. Pitchfork: I heard that you were also an intern for Showpaper, the all-ages show-listing newsletter that is distributed around NYC. Apathy 3. "If I feel hurt by something that happened or vulnerable in a situation, and then I write a song about it and put it out, Wählen Sie aus erstklassigen Inhalten zum Thema Frankie Cosmos in höchster Qualität. GK: All of his poetry was coming from a place of mundane New York life—he wrote Lunch Poems on his lunch break everyday—but there's so much more there. Writing a song is my way of dealing with my emotions. We discussed the meaning of her moniker, the similarities between Frank O'Hara and Beat Happening, and how to love New York while drawing from its infinite points of inspiration. Why are all of your friends depressed? They capture intimate bits of sad awkwardness and biting self-loathing, fed by sharp, witty intellect; one of the earliest Frankie records was called much ado about fucking. Somehow, our motley crew of teen idiots got the job of funding the paper by booking all of the benefit shows. From David Bowie's swan song to Beyonce's call to arms, Anohni's war lament to Frank Ocean's return, 2016 was a year of big artists making big statements. 1. It messed me up. Pitchfork is the most trusted voice in music. Greta Kline's affinity for the winking amateurism of K Records comes sharply into focus as I enter the Greenwich Village apartment she shares with her boyfriend and bandmate, Aaron Maine. All we know about eagerly awaited records from Nicki Minaj, Courtney Barnett, Childish Gambino, Vampire Weekend, and more, Intimate shots of performers including Angel Olsen, Thurston Moore, Vagabon, American Football, and more, A gallery highlighting the best of this year’s fest including LCD Soundsystem, A Tribe Called Quest, PJ Harvey, Vince Staples, Mitski, George Clinton, Arca, and many more. The living room walls are dotted with original artworks—vibrant paintings by Maine, crayon sketches ripped from notebooks, a tiny needlepoint work—most of which depict Frankie and Ronnie, the alter egos that Kline, 19, and Maine, 25, devised for one another two years ago, which have also been recurring lyrical cross-references on their records. Similar Artists. Stuff that's not glossy. she sings on cult-fan favorite "Ronnie Ranaldo", "or would you think it was cool?" Affirms Glinting Frankie Cosmos. Showpaper is awesome—we would roam the streets and find a Showpaper in a cafe and then go to a show that night. Via: Pitchfork "Being Alive" Track Info. I liked the idea that you don't have to be super well-trained to make great art. Frankie Cosmos - "Outside With The Cuties" | GP4K. A small book of poems by Kline's spiritual forebear Frank O'Hara rests in clear view on the kitchen table, alongside a chessboard and just underneath a pinned-up Bowie record. Kline says, explaining her bewilderment that pre-orders of the record had recently passed 300. Greta Kline is a 19-year-old who records under the name Frankie Cosmos. Frankie Cosmos announces new album, Haunted Items, shares “Dancing” and “Tunnel” Mar 13, 2019. I hope people hear it and realize that writing music is kind of easy. (via. Pitchfork: What kind of music did you grow up listening to? A year goes by, and this girl I knew from an art class sent me a different O'Hara poem. GK: Right when we started dating, I bought Aaron this really big book of Frank O'Hara poems, so he started calling me Frank. © 2018 Condé Nast. I used to always worry when my parents were on planes. sadness and turning it into a beautiful song is worthwhile.". "When the label agreed to do it, I was like—'Guys, this is not economic, I only have 15 fans!'" Written By Frankie Cosmos. Her greatest talent is her ability to transform short songs into experiences that resemble hours of impressionistic conversation. It's punk, but that's not punk music. This Stuff 5. If I feel hurt by something that happened, or vulnerable in a situation, and then I write a song about it and put it out, I'm taking power over that situation. GK: I've been listening to Aaron's music since I was 15. I stole stuff from it and thought he was a genius. That's the main difference. I'd be like, "This song is about how I don't want to go to Brown because it's really far away so I wrote this depressing song.". Perhaps owing to their sharp New York dispositions, Maine and Kline's twee eccentricities never seem fey. Pitchfork: There is a line on Zentropy where you sing, "I try not to be pretentious"—does that desire come from being around people in the city? My relationship to New York has changed a lot, but I try to preserve that attitude. Is there anything in particular that you wanted to do with Bandcamp as a medium? Vessel Frankie Cosmos. Vessel Frankie Cosmos. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Condé Nast. GK: I made the Bandcamp when I was trying to play shows, even though my music definitely was not ready. Words to remember from early interviews with Lana Del Rey, James Blake, FKA twigs, Nicolas Jaar, Chvrches, Azealia Banks, Chance the Rapper, the xx, Vince Staples, and more. She is the daughter of actor Kevin Kline and former actress Phoebe Cates. I wore my pajamas almost every day of ninth grade. I wish I hadn't—I could have been a great classical pianist! GK: Everyone on the internet is sad. View More. Cosmic Shop 3. What do you want your songs to capture about New York life? Caramelize 2. I was so nervous. As Often as I Can 4. These are our picks for the best songs of the year. I was also feeling a little jealous of Aaron's friends. Written By Frankie Cosmos. Sidney Gish. Your California Privacy Rights. There was this unending mystery to the other person, infinite things to learn about them. Release Date March 30, 2018. (via SoundCloud). What about his writing resonates with you? writing music is kind of easy, or that taking your I never thought to Google it because I don't understand how computers work; I still don't have a smartphone. I gave them titles and made weird art. with GoPro. Greta Kline: My parents listened to a lot of James Taylor and Hall and Oates. I don't think I am. Release Date September 6, 2019. There are some people I've met and it's stressful just speaking to them, because they're really pretentious and I don't know how to talk to them without being pretentious back. Every time I put out a Bandcamp album, I'm like, "This is the best one!" Release Date March 8, 2018. Pitchfork: When you think about Frankie Cosmos, do you consider the focus to be more on individual songs and albums, or your discography as a whole? Pitchfork with GoPro. Она известна как автор инди-музыки, вдохновлённой поэзией Фрэнка О’Хары , культуры DIY , поддерживаемой лейблом K Records , а также антифолк -сценой Нью-Йорка начала 2000-х [1] [2] . I mean like: It's our destiny to make this music. I heard an audio clip of "Adieu to Norman, Bonjour to Jean and Jean-Paul"—which starts "It is 12:10 in New York"—on some kid's website, and I remembered it and wrote it down. Pitchfork Music Festival 2017July 20 2017. The individual songs and albums are all important to me, but together—that is a huge chunk of my life. That was definitely a catalyst, where I thought: "I can make music!" She's quick to clarify that she's no slacker: "I'm very academic," Kline says. Soccer Mommy. He made these great albums in high school, and the first time I heard his music I cried, thinking it was so good. Moonsea 2. I was a weirdo. They go out and drink and hang out. The community surrounding Purchase College introduced Kline to the young men who run micro-label Double Double Whammy, which releases Zentropy this week. Ad Choices. The year I wrote that song, he was gone for like eight months out of the year. Pitchfork: Your first songs as Frankie Cosmos were posted around the end of 2011. But, when I first started making music, she was like, "Can I sing on it?!" There's always a new street I can go to, or a billion new people who I haven't met that I could write about. I like zen as a concept. But, ultimately, do you want it to be uplifting? He was a big influence. I did it basically because I was scared my hard drive would crash. I realized music could be this fun thing and the whole point was to go to shows with friends and be supportive and eat treats and wear pajamas. This Stuff 5. From David Bowie's swan song to Beyonce's call to arms, Anohni's war lament to Frank Ocean's return, 2016 was a year of big artists making big statements. In September of 2012, Kline moved into her current apartment (owned by a relative) for its proximity to New York University, where she was set to start studying poetry. On her fourth studio album, Greta Kline gamely stares down her middle twenties, that messy period where one’s early projections about the future tend to start unraveling. Cults. Too Dark 4. Healthy 5. GK: I started listening to Beat Happening and Calvin Johnson when I was 13 and freaked out. I want to stay sharp.". Frankie Cosmos play their entire new album live from Juan's Basement She says she would like to attend college as a cool 30-year-old "who stands out and is like, 'Yeah I'll buy you guys beer.'". If anything, I'm hoping that I can inspire people to do that. I'm a very neurotic, crazy person, so I think meditation would be good for me. I was thinking about New York today and realized how much I hate walking around in the winter and how much I dread getting on the train. I finally Googled it and realized the poems were by the same guy, and immediately went out and bought this huge book of Frank O'Hara poems and was obsessed with him and read the entire thing front-to-back when I was 15. What's the difference between Frankie Cosmos and Ingrid Superstar? Beat Happening will never get old. Maine's deep singing seeps out from the bedroom as Kline tells me about the imaginitative musical world she's created over the past few years as Frankie Cosmos. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Condé Nast. T-Rextasy. 1. You meet a lot of people in New York who are different than you, and have different stories, so I see everyone as super individual. Being Alive 3. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated as of 1/1/21). I plan on keeping it as a huge lifelong project. Charli XCX, Courtney Barnett, D.R.A.M., Shamir, Icona Pop, Joey Purp, and more highlight new artists you need to know about. I feel like your music does that, too. And Aaron is my first muse who I'm allowed to admit is my muse. I mean, I never thought anyone would hear it. It's a way better vibe over there; everyone is purely nice, there's nothing fake going on. I had a friend who would pretend to be my manager and email Cake Shop and Death by Audio and be like, "Can Ingrid Superstar play?" New York is very humbling. From afar and up close, I see that he is a real folk artist. It was a change in emotion. I'm From Barcelona. GK: I learned the word "pretentious" at a very young age. Watch Dent May and Frankie Cosmos’ New “Across the Multiverse” Video. I was really inspired, and not so sad. I like that people sometimes ask if I'm from the suburbs. It's nice, as an exercise, to keep aware that you're in a really lucky place. she says of her bandmates, who are also struggling to decide whether to quit their day jobs to tour. We'll see!" Your California Privacy Rights. "We're like, 'What's going to happen?'" I'm trying to do what Frank O'Hara did and remind myself there there's a lot of good stuff. Frankie Cosmos performs "Outside With the Cuties" Pitchfork posted a video to playlist Sessions. Jesse 6. How did that influence your relationship to the Brooklyn scene? We booked a Parts & Labor show at Market Hotel that was really good. harmful to my body at this point in my life. CN Entertainment. I write about New York for my own mental health. GK: Once in a while I'll change the names to protect the guilty. Via: Pitchfork "The End" Track Info. Instead of just being depressed, do something with that depression. Pitchfork: The cosmos is infinite and limitless, and your discography can feel pretty expansive, too. [laughs] I was like, "Oh no! Pitchfork: Your name "Frankie" references the poet Frank O'Hara. That's the main difference. The songs and albums that are helping our staff through this uncertain time. If you make a Bandcamp, you seem like a real band, so I made one and put up everything I had made, and pretended they were albums. My parents really want me to take a Transcendental Meditation class. GK: My mom calls me all the time and says that; she was a little concerned. I consider myself punk, too. Pitchfork: What about Aaron was so inspiring? "I made the Dean's List." My aunt's boyfriend gave me bass lessons, and I played drums for a year in sixth grade. GK: The main difference was that I started dating Aaron. I am into that. Vessel Frankie Cosmos. But it was nice to get an inside view of the music scene and see how it worked. "Are we going to, like, give up... life? There's a lot of secrets in my life, and it's scary to imagine someone figuring them out. Before that, you went by Ingrid Superstar. Mine, for Aaron, was Ronnie Mystery. What did you mean by that? And my older brother Owen was really hip—he showed me the Moldy Peaches and Jeffrey Lewis. I'm definitely not your average college kid who wants to get drunk, which makes me very uncool in a party situation. She was home-schooled for most of high school, and spent nights exploring New York by way of underground rock shows. I guess that's dorky, but I'm not seeking out anything Release Date March 30, 2018. I feel like only 12 or 15 of them are great, and it's the most recent ones. Kline grew up in an artistic Manhattan household, the child of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. Frankie Cosmos - Next Thing Check Out! In Porches., I'm the only person who doesn't drink; I love being healthy and getting enough sleep, I guess that's dorky, but I'm not seeking out anything harmful to my body at this point in my life. It changed my life! Like, Bob Dylan is that. As Often as I Can 4. © 2018 Condé Nast. It's funny how that's the thing a lot of people are latching onto: "She has 45 albums!" Pitchfork: There's a line on Zentropy where you sing, "My dad is a fireman." On Bandcamp, she has posted upwards of 45 collections of sparse, home-recorded folk-pop songs that mine the little hurts of everyday New York life—a bus that splashes her with rain, a subway transfer that comes between her and a friend, a sleepy train ride. Jesse 6. Release Date March 30, 2018. Caramelize 2. Pitchfork: I feel like my mom would be worried if I posted so many albums full of sad songs online. I know a couple people who have said it changed their lives. Written By Frankie Cosmos. "I love being healthy and getting enough sleep. I've lived here all my life, but when I was 15 my parents were like, "Yeah, you can go on the subway by yourself, you can do whatever." "I hope people hear my songs and realize that That is really skillful—people who can write in the same voice for a long time but have each song be interesting and new. Ingrid Superstar had a lot of imaginary boyfriends, but Frankie Cosmos has a real one. pretentious!" GK: Well, it's not true. Portraits of artists who took part in a recent broadcast from the new Sonos store in downtown Manhattan. Via: Pitchfork "Vessel" Track Info. I was obsessed with this poem, but I didn't know who it was by. A lot of times you walk through the city and don't notice that you're in a really beautiful neighborhood, or that you're passing a beautiful building. Free Cake For Every Creature. pitchfork.com. I immediately felt like I was going to have this name forever. GK: All of my friends went to college and were depressed because they hated it. We immediately started dating and didn't know each other that well, but we felt like we did. GK: I definitely think about the body of work. I'm taking power over that situation.". I was 11 and thought it was so stressful, like, "How do you not be called that?" I mean, I'm not super-sad. Pitchfork: You mentioned that the Frankie Cosmos arrangements are starting to err towards pop-punk. The song is just a story, but I felt like I related to it. Frankie Cosmos "Fool" | Pitchfork Music Festival 2017. When I was younger, my view of New York was really wide-eyed and excited. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated as of 1/1/21). Apathy 3. Calvin and I played a show together at Purchase and he was exactly how he was supposed to be: weird and playful. Schmuck in the Room 2. Frankie Cosmos’ Greta Kline Breaks Down Every Song on Her New Album, The 37 Albums We’re Most Excited for in 2018, Pitchfork Music Festival 2017: Artist Portraits, Rock’n’Roll Animals: Musicians Tell Us All About Their Pets, Risings of the Past Predict Risings of the Future. There are so many places we can go!". I don't know if folk and outsider artists are necessarily the same, but I see them as the same. She is known for her independent releases, inspired by Frank O'Hara's poetry, DIY ethics of K Records and the early 2000s New York City's anti-folk scene. Written By Frankie Cosmos. Pitchfork: You use Bandcamp in a way that is pretty unique and diaristic. Everyday I would get on the train and go somewhere to just walk around. It's empowering. The first song I wrote, in fifth grade, was totally ripped from Jeffrey Lewis. (via SoundCloud). Adapted from the Frankie Cosmos bandcamp page. Ad Choices. Ingrid Superstar had a lot of imaginary boyfriends, but Frankie Cosmos has a real one. Her charming new indie pop album Zentropy touches on love, aging, and … It's amazing that he is 40 or something and has the same attitude. There's so much depth to the streets of New York. Alvvays. I do not know why they allowed two 15-year-olds and three 17-year-olds to do this, but it was great. 1. Advertisement.