There's so much depth to the streets of New York. Pitchfork: He takes really fine details from New York City life and incorporates them into his poems in a way that is romantic. She's quick to clarify that she's no slacker: "I'm very academic," Kline says. Every time I put out a Bandcamp album, I'm like, "This is the best one!" Ingrid Superstar had a lot of imaginary boyfriends, but Frankie Cosmos has a real one. 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. From afar and up close, I see that he is a real folk artist. 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. Writing a song is my way of dealing with my emotions. I was a weirdo. It was such a bad idea, but it made people think that I'm really prolific. This Stuff 5. posted a video to playlist Sessions. The K Records attitude is a lifelong thing. GK: I started listening to Beat Happening and Calvin Johnson when I was 13 and freaked out. The community surrounding Purchase College introduced Kline to the young men who run micro-label Double Double Whammy, which releases Zentropy this week. What about his writing resonates with you? 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Her greatest talent is her ability to transform short songs into experiences that resemble hours of impressionistic conversation. 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?" Pitchfork: What kind of music did you grow up listening to? Pitchfork: K Records comes up a lot with your music, too. New York is very humbling. Jesse 6. Healthy 5. GK: Once in a while I'll change the names to protect the guilty. All rights reserved. Greta Kline is a 19-year-old who records under the name Frankie Cosmos. For our latest installment of GP4K, we bring you Frankie Cosmos, with a song off of her upcoming album Next Thing. It's amazing that he is 40 or something and has the same attitude. GK: The definition I'm set on is: dissent into zen-ness. Release Date March 30, 2018. I don't necessarily mean folk music. Also, I found out that Ingrid Superstar was a real person and figured I had to change the name. 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. What's the difference between Frankie Cosmos and Ingrid Superstar? The song is just a story, but I felt like I related to it. Her charming new indie pop album Zentropy touches on love, aging, and … "If your butt touched my butt, would you be like, 'so what?'" 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… Frankie Cosmos Articles and Media. Club went to Pitchfork Music Festival over the weekend and met up with a dozen bands, musicians, and artists while there. I mean, I never thought anyone would hear it. I'm taking power over that situation.". Mine, for Aaron, was Ronnie Mystery. Apathy 3. But there was nothing for them to click on, and everyone said no or didn't respond. When I was younger, my view of New York was really wide-eyed and excited. 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. Vessel Frankie Cosmos. Moonsea 2. 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. Your California Privacy Rights. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Condé Nast. I consider myself punk, too. Your California Privacy Rights. There was this unending mystery to the other person, infinite things to learn about them. Somehow, our motley crew of teen idiots got the job of funding the paper by booking all of the benefit shows. 1. GK: I learned the word "pretentious" at a very young age. I hope people hear it and realize that writing music is kind of easy. Apathy 3. 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. But I don't see it as a problem that they're personal. Wählen Sie aus erstklassigen Inhalten zum Thema Frankie Cosmos in höchster Qualität. Frankie Cosmos is the low-key indie pop project of Greta Kline. Duet by Clairo . I do not know why they allowed two 15-year-olds and three 17-year-olds to do this, but it was great. Portraits of artists who took part in a recent broadcast from the new Sonos store in downtown Manhattan. Written By Frankie Cosmos. Pitchfork: Do you ever feel like reluctant about the fact that there's so much personal stuff out there? Kline says, explaining her bewilderment that pre-orders of the record had recently passed 300. 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. Finden Sie perfekte Stock-Fotos zum Thema Frankie Cosmos sowie redaktionelle Newsbilder von Getty Images. Pitchfork: There's a line on Zentropy where you sing, "My dad is a fireman." 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. I feel like I can be infinitely inspired because New York is huge. 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. Like, Bob Dylan is that. Jesse 6. 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 … I want to stay sharp. 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.". I didn't go into it being like, "I'm going to be super prolific!" Ad Choices. (via SoundCloud). What do you want your songs to capture about New York life? Close It Quietly Frankie Cosmos. A year goes by, and this girl I knew from an art class sent me a different O'Hara poem. Apathy 3. It's empowering. The singer-songwriter walks us through all the secret codes, stories, and emotions behind her band’s latest release. pretentious!" Pitchfork: I feel like my mom would be worried if I posted so many albums full of sad songs online. 1. Advertisement. Everyday I would get on the train and go somewhere to just walk around. Ad Choices. Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, David Bowie, Beyonce, Leonard Cohen, Radiohead, Bon Iver—who didn't release a record this year? 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. They go out and drink and hang out. Cosmic Shop 3. 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. Release Date March 30, 2018. with GoPro. I have all these journals dated and numbered really particularly. 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.'". I'm a very neurotic, crazy person, so I think meditation would be good for me. (via SoundCloud). I did it basically because I was scared my hard drive would crash. But, ultimately, do you want it to be uplifting? My favorite musician is Michael Hurley. That's the main difference. Pitchfork: You mentioned that the Frankie Cosmos arrangements are starting to err towards pop-punk. Vessel Frankie Cosmos. My aunt's boyfriend gave me bass lessons, and I played drums for a year in sixth grade. At the time, the people who lived at Silent Barn were getting arrested a lot, and I learned how hard booking shows is. Pitchfork: Are there any other ways that growing up in the city influenced your approach to songwriting? Aaron made up the name Frankie Cosmos and I was like, "This is me." Affirms Glinting Frankie Cosmos. Cults. harmful to my body at this point in my life. I was so nervous. https://ingridsuperstar.bandcamp.com Lyrics Below! Our love is very cosmic, like a weird lightning strike. CN Entertainment. Were you trying to imply a connection? Popular Now. Too Dark 4. Cover By. My mom and I used to listen to Liz Phair and Indigo Girls a lot in the car, too. 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. 1. I was obsessed with this poem, but I didn't know who it was by. People's music. I'm obsessed with my parents; I love hanging out with them. I write about New York for my own mental health. I feel like the cosmos implies mystery, or infinite secrets. GK: I definitely think about the body of work. Schmuck in the Room 2. There's a lot of secrets in my life, and it's scary to imagine someone figuring them out. GK: The main difference was that I started dating Aaron. 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. 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. Duet (slnm Remix) by Slnm (Ft. Clairo) donutes Frankie Cosmos. Pitchfork: Your name "Frankie" references the poet Frank O'Hara. sadness and turning it into a beautiful song is worthwhile.". Via: Pitchfork "The End" Track Info. Frankie Cosmos: "Owen" My relationship to New York has changed a lot, but I try to preserve that attitude. 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. Frankie Cosmos performs "Outside With the Cuties" Pitchfork posted a video to playlist Sessions. 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. I like that people sometimes ask if I'm from the suburbs. GK: I made the Bandcamp when I was trying to play shows, even though my music definitely was not ready. Being Alive 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, 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." My friend and I started baking brownies and bringing them to shows, in total Beat Happening style. If anything, I'm hoping that I can inspire people to do that. Written By Frankie Cosmos. Obviously my music doesn't sound punk, but I see it as a punk action. (via. Beat Happening will never get old. I liked the idea that you don't have to be super well-trained to make great art. "Are we going to, like, give up... life? GK: I just like trying different things and I like strumming really hard and fast. Frankie Cosmos: "Birthday Song" This Stuff 5. Frankie Cosmos: "Birthday Song" she says of her bandmates, who are also struggling to decide whether to quit their day jobs to tour. GK: All of my friends went to college and were depressed because they hated it. The songs and albums that are helping our staff through this uncertain time. All rights reserved. I'm definitely not your average college kid who wants to get drunk, which makes me very uncool in a party situation. But, when I first started making music, she was like, "Can I sing on it?!" GK: I've been listening to Aaron's music since I was 15. Caramelize 2. She would sing harmonies and I would tell her what the songs were about. Instead of just being depressed, do something with that depression. Frankie Cosmos) — американская певица и музыкант. I'm trying to do what Frank O'Hara did and remind myself there there's a lot of good stuff. It's punk, but that's not punk music. I plan on keeping it as a huge lifelong project. 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. 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. Frankie Cosmos play their entire new album live from Juan's Basement Frankie Cosmos announces new album, Haunted Items, shares “Dancing” and “Tunnel” Mar 13, 2019. It messed me up. Written By Frankie Cosmos. I mean, I'm not super-sad. Greta Kline (born March 21, 1994), better known by her stage name Frankie Cosmos, is an American musician and singer-songwriter. 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. I know a couple people who have said it changed their lives. That's the main difference. "I hope people hear my songs and realize that 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. I feel like your music does that, too. Release Date March 30, 2018. It's a way better vibe over there; everyone is purely nice, there's nothing fake going on. Why are all of your friends depressed? I am into that. We'll see!" 1. I'm From Barcelona. 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. Adapted from the Frankie Cosmos bandcamp page. she sings on cult-fan favorite "Ronnie Ranaldo", "or would you think it was cool?" Pitchfork: You made up the word "Zentropy"—what does it mean to you? I feel lucky to live here. These are our picks for the best songs of the year. Or that taking your sadness and turning it into a beautiful song is worthwhile. It's similar to Frank O'Hara—you can hear the voice so strong in the writing. "I made the Dean's List." Before that, you went by Ingrid Superstar. Kline grew up in an artistic Manhattan household, the child of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. mxmtoon. [laughs] I was like, "Oh no! I don't know if folk and outsider artists are necessarily the same, but I see them as the same. I wish I hadn't—I could have been a great classical pianist! Written By Frankie Cosmos. I had a weird introduction to Frank O'Hara. 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. 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. I don't know how to explain it. 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. When I was 10, my dad taught me my first three chords on guitar, for "You Can't Always Get What You Want". 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. Caramelize 2. These are the best of a challenging, rewarding, overall epic year. Pitchfork: The cosmos is infinite and limitless, and your discography can feel pretty expansive, too. 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? Pitchfork: You use Bandcamp in a way that is pretty unique and diaristic. The A.V. Jesse 6. Ingrid Superstar had a lot of imaginary boyfriends, but Frankie Cosmos has a real one. Everything before that is just weird noise music. 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. 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. Caramelize 2. I don't think I am. 1. This Stuff 5. But it was nice to get an inside view of the music scene and see how it worked. The individual songs and albums are all important to me, but together—that is a huge chunk of my life. I mean like: It's our destiny to make this music. It was just north of the city, though, in Westchester, where the supportive local scene of home-recorders felt most inspiring. 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. GK: Right when we started dating, I bought Aaron this really big book of Frank O'Hara poems, so he started calling me Frank. Release Date March 8, 2018. I never thought to Google it because I don't understand how computers work; I still don't have a smartphone. Written By Frankie Cosmos. Via: Pitchfork "Vessel" Track Info. It's nice, as an exercise, to keep aware that you're in a really lucky place. And Aaron is my first muse who I'm allowed to admit is my muse. © 2018 Condé Nast. It's funny how that's the thing a lot of people are latching onto: "She has 45 albums!" © 2018 Condé Nast. Pitchfork with GoPro. So I was comparing the lifestyles of our various friend groups. "We're like, 'What's going to happen?'" "When the label agreed to do it, I was like—'Guys, this is not economic, I only have 15 fans!'" 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). Frankie Cosmos "Fool" | Pitchfork Music Festival 2017. The year I wrote that song, he was gone for like eight months out of the year. pitchfork.com. Why else would they be on the internet? It seems like the kind of thing that doesn't happen outside New York. 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. As Often as I Can 4. How did that influence your relationship to the Brooklyn scene? I was 11 and thought it was so stressful, like, "How do you not be called that?" I'm definitely a crybaby. The first song I wrote, in fifth grade, was totally ripped from Jeffrey Lewis. It changed my life! Release Date September 6, 2019. What did you mean by that? Charli XCX, Courtney Barnett, D.R.A.M., Shamir, Icona Pop, Joey Purp, and more highlight new artists you need to know about. Pitchfork: I heard that you were also an intern for Showpaper, the all-ages show-listing newsletter that is distributed around NYC. I like zen as a concept. They embody a clever, muted charm. The fact that it's public doesn't matter to me. We booked a Parts & Labor show at Market Hotel that was really good. Frankie Cosmos - Next Thing Check Out! I immediately felt like I was going to have this name forever. Vessel Frankie Cosmos. Pitchfork Radio is presented by Sonos and powered by TuneIn. Similar Artists. GK: Everyone on the internet is sad. Accepting your surroundings and being one with them. Songs are set in museums, at Grand Central, at the DIY Brooklyn venue Death by Audio. 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. He made these great albums in high school, and the first time I heard his music I cried, thinking it was so good. Written By Frankie Cosmos. "I love being healthy and getting enough sleep. I like to take on the folkie attitude. I feel like only 12 or 15 of them are great, and it's the most recent ones. 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. They don't want to go out. Showpaper is awesome—we would roam the streets and find a Showpaper in a cafe and then go to a show that night. The records that made the decade, starring Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Bon Iver, Solange, Lana Del Rey, and many more.