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Frankie Cosmos

Data updated on 2025-04-04 07:31:49 UTC
Guided by the succinct, sweet, and self-conscious tendencies of singer/songwriter Greta Kline, indie pop group Frankie Cosmos started as a prolific home-based solo project in the early 2010s. As a young teen in the late 2000s, she tapped into the quirky vibes of New York's SideWalk Cafe anti-folk scene, which had given birth to the Moldy Peaches early in the decade, as well as the D.I.Y. ethos of K Records. Her songs appeared mostly online in various albums, sometimes on a monthly basis. Growing in popularity and influence, Frankie Cosmos made her studio and label debut with Zentropy in 2014. Two years later, Next Thing was her first Top 40 independent album. Though Kline had been recording with a backing band since Zentropy, the project's first official outing as a quartet was 2018's Vessel, Frankie Cosmos' Sub Pop debut. Their darker third Sub Pop outing, 2022's pandemic-penned Inner World Peace tweaked the project's indie pop with touches of psychedelic and '70s pop inspirations.

A native New Yorker, Kline is the daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. Having played piano and drums and settled on guitar by the seventh grade, she frequented local underground rock shows in her youth. After being introduced to a small community of encouraging artists at Purchase College in Westchester, she began writing and recording her own songs. Kline herself attended NYU, where she studied poetry. Though she began uploading songs under aliases including ingrid superstar, Little Bear, and the Ingrates as early as 2009, by 2012 Kline had dropped out of college to focus on music and was playing shows and recording under the name Frankie Cosmos.

Following dozens of home-recorded, self-released collections, Frankie Cosmos' label debut, Zentropy, arrived on Double Double Whammy in 2014. It represented Kline's first studio album, completed with the help of a full band. She soon signed with Bayonet Records, which issued the four-track Fit Me In EP a year later. The second Frankie Cosmos studio album was written as the songwriter transitioned into her twenties. Titled Next Thing, it saw release in 2016, also on Bayonet. The record spent a week at the number 13 spot on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and was a Top 40 independent album.

Kline joined Warehouse members Alex Bailey and Doug Bleichner on side project Lexie in mid-2017, issuing the eight-track debut Record Time! Ava Luna's Carlos Hernandez recorded and mixed the album. That same year, Frankie Cosmos officially became a four-piece and signed with Sub Pop Records.

Featuring Kline with Lauren Martin on keys, David Maine (aka Main) on bass, and Luke Pyenson on drums, they made their Sub Pop debut with Vessel in 2018. It was a Top Ten Heatseekers album and reached number 21 on Billboard's independent albums chart. Alex Bailey, who contributed guitar to the record, replaced Maine as the group's bassist in time for subsequent touring. A digital-only collection consisting of piano songs recorded by a solo Kline and first issued as weekly singles, Frankie Cosmos' Haunted Items followed in April 2019. Back with bandmates Martin, Pyenson, and Bailey, that September's Close It Quietly was tracked with engineer/co-producer Gabe Wax.

The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic took Frankie Cosmos off the road and led to uncertainty about even being able to continue. After nearly 500 days apart, they finally reconvened to go through around 100 songs Kline had written in the interim. They eventually recorded 15 of them with singer/songwriter Katie Von Schleicher and engineer Nate Mendelsohn co-producing with the band at Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn. The resulting Inner World Peace had a more downcast tone than its predecessors and reflected a slight shift in sound with a mix of psychedelic and prog rock as well as '70s folk, '70s pop, and the 2000s indie rock of Kline's teens all coming into play. ~ Marcy Donelson & Fred Thomas, Rovi

Genres

: bedroom pop

Total plays

421.1 million
Updated on 2025-04-04

Country

United States

Social media links

Monthly listeners

1,342,384

Followers

324,854

Top Cities

  1. United States
    16,602 listeners
  2. United States
    15,899 listeners
  3. United States
    13,334 listeners
  4. Philippines
    12,921 listeners
  5. Australia
    12,855 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Fool
Fool
163,318,613 2:04 2016-04-01
Sappho
Sappho
32,558,773 1:53 2016-04-01
Young
Young
29,043,600 2:02 2015-11-13
Outside with the Cuties
Outside with the Cuties
19,861,462 2:34 2016-04-01
Abigail
Abigail
19,147,709 1:54 2022-10-21
Slide
Slide
10,813,108 1:01 2021-10-13
My I Love You
My I Love You
9,546,289 1:33 2014-03-04
Too Dark
Too Dark
9,535,325 2:44 2016-04-01
On the Lips
On the Lips
7,311,788 1:49 2016-03-11
Jesse
Jesse
7,017,264 2:49 2018-03-30
Leonie
Leonie
5,397,921 2:27 2014-03-04
Fruit Stand
Fruit Stand
4,993,085 1:59 2022-10-21
Art School
Art School
4,862,864 1:53 2014-03-04
One Year Stand
One Year Stand
4,576,754 2:36 2022-10-21
Floated In
Floated In
3,885,375 1:22 2016-04-01
Embody
Embody
3,621,561 1:49 2016-04-01
If I Had a Dog
If I Had a Dog
3,346,993 1:29 2016-04-01
Sinister
Sinister
3,202,423 2:11 2016-01-27
Is It Possible / Sleep Song
Is It Possible / Sleep Song
3,042,830 2:30 2016-02-24
Buses Splash With Rain
Buses Splash With Rain
2,967,580 2:05 2014-03-04
Duet
Duet
2,403,545 2:12 2018-03-30
Birthday Song
Birthday Song
2,307,942 1:08 2014-03-04
Wayne
Wayne
2,273,197 1:57 2022-10-21
Apathy
Apathy
2,191,479 2:24 2018-03-30
Aftershook
Aftershook
2,135,779 3:26 2022-10-21
Korean Food
Korean Food
2,134,274 1:59 2015-11-13
Dancing In The Public Eye
Dancing In The Public Eye
2,103,297 1:47 2014-03-04
Tour Good
Tour Good
2,097,783 1:25 2016-04-01
I'm 20
I'm 20
2,029,391 1:37 2016-04-01
Sad 2
Sad 2
1,932,775 2:01 2014-03-04
Windows
Windows
1,869,262 2:47 2019-09-06
O Dreaded C Town
O Dreaded C Town
1,846,639 1:60 2016-04-01
I Do Too
I Do Too
1,770,325 1:17 2014-03-04
What If
What If
1,705,778 2:22 2016-04-01
Being Alive
Being Alive
1,694,324 2:22 2018-03-30
Interlude
Interlude
1,675,567 0:45 2016-04-01
flag (into the fray)
flag (into the fray)
1,642,143 2:06 2022-10-28
Moonsea
Moonsea
1,543,512 2:03 2019-09-06
Owen
Owen
1,530,683 2:03 2014-03-04
The End
The End
1,400,388 1:24 2018-03-30
Table
Table
1,384,207 1:52 2022-10-28
Across the Multiverse
Across the Multiverse
1,370,828 3:05 2017-07-23
So Blue
So Blue
1,354,760 2:21 2019-09-06
O Contest Winner
O Contest Winner
1,350,794 2:47 2015-11-13
Fireman
Fireman
1,321,577 1:05 2014-03-04
magic 8 ball
magic 8 ball
1,204,613 2:58 2024-10-10
Caramelize
Caramelize
1,185,571 3:28 2018-03-30
Rings (On A Tree)
Rings (On A Tree)
1,162,649 1:45 2019-09-06
As Often as I Can
As Often as I Can
1,042,622 1:03 2018-03-30
F.O.O.F.
F.O.O.F.
1,032,287 2:08 2022-10-21
Wannago
Wannago
947,980 3:18 2019-09-06
Sand
Sand
782,739 0:49 2015-11-13
Fish Bowl - Frankie Cosmos Remix
Fish Bowl - Frankie Cosmos Remix
781,158 1:44 2017-04-24
Empty Head
Empty Head
771,771 5:13 2022-10-21
41st
41st
767,857 2:06 2019-09-06
Accommodate
Accommodate
744,999 1:35 2018-03-30
This Stuff
This Stuff
717,187 1:39 2018-03-30
Ballad of R & J
Ballad of R & J
651,096 1:35 2018-03-30
I'm Fried
I'm Fried
648,275 1:40 2018-03-30
Cafeteria
Cafeteria
629,677 2:57 2018-03-30
Vessel
Vessel
609,460 3:28 2018-03-30
Bus Bus Train Train
Bus Bus Train Train
590,290 1:20 2018-03-30
Cosmic Shop
Cosmic Shop
583,855 1:53 2019-09-06
My Phone
My Phone
573,629 0:32 2018-03-30
Never Would
Never Would
567,297 1:47 2019-09-06
A Joke
A Joke
535,051 2:13 2019-09-06
Actin' Weird
Actin' Weird
533,062 1:11 2019-09-06
Same Thing
Same Thing
505,903 1:28 2018-03-30
Hereby
Hereby
493,707 0:58 2018-03-30
Ur Up
Ur Up
489,248 0:36 2018-03-30
Marbles
Marbles
459,264 2:11 2019-09-06
Dancing
Dancing
422,944 1:41 2019-03-13
Self-destruct
Self-destruct
385,123 0:46 2019-09-06
Even Though I Knew
Even Though I Knew
381,068 1:33 2019-09-06
UFO
UFO
377,935 1:45 2019-09-06
Did You Find
Did You Find
359,355 1:16 2019-09-06
This Swirling
This Swirling
358,794 2:46 2019-09-06
Take a Picture
Take a Picture
354,256 3:03 2024-09-11
Last Season's Textures
Last Season's Textures
345,308 2:08 2019-09-06
Rings on a Tree
Rings on a Tree
343,354 1:47 2019-04-03
I'm It
I'm It
338,115 2:01 2019-09-06
Trunk Of A Tree
Trunk Of A Tree
331,280 0:59 2019-09-06
With Great Purpose
With Great Purpose
312,441 1:23 2019-09-06
wayne (demo)
wayne (demo)
272,588 2:05 2023-04-25
Magnetic Personality
Magnetic Personality
263,546 1:39 2022-10-21
A Hit
A Hit
262,014 1:27 2019-09-06
Uncrossed Path
Uncrossed Path
247,771 3:16 2023-12-15
February
February
245,073 1:41 2019-03-20
Eternal
Eternal
227,811 2:47 2019-03-27
A Work Call
A Work Call
205,359 3:01 2022-10-21
Sky Magnet
Sky Magnet
202,423 2:34 2022-10-21
Today's Special
Today's Special
193,634 0:58 2019-04-03
Tunnel
Tunnel
191,468 1:53 2019-03-13
Modus Operandi
Modus Operandi
177,602 2:38 2023-04-11
Heed The Call
Heed The Call
174,848 1:32 2022-10-21
Fragments
Fragments
162,898 2:56 2022-10-21
Prolonging Babyhood
Prolonging Babyhood
162,653 1:42 2022-10-21
Street View
Street View
157,448 1:58 2022-10-21
In the World
In the World
156,551 1:25 2019-03-20
Spare The Guitar
Spare The Guitar
154,836 2:10 2022-10-21
String
String
152,771 0:43 2019-03-27
Rumblin'
Rumblin'
119,539 2:43 2024-11-22
Allowed
Allowed
118,300 0:45 2019-04-03
Stranger
Stranger
97,143 2:31 2023-09-29
Abigail (Casio Version)
Abigail (Casio Version)
85,918 1:42 2023-09-13
Fall Back
Fall Back
85,719 3:06 2024-02-08
Abigail (Kero Kero Bonito Remix)
Abigail (Kero Kero Bonito Remix)
73,924 3:57 2023-09-13
must be nice (single tear)
must be nice (single tear)
57,854 3:47 2023-04-25
Calling It a Night
Calling It a Night
57,768 2:52 2024-02-22
All Our Favorite Bands (Are Breaking Up) - Radio Edit
All Our Favorite Bands (Are Breaking Up) - Radio Edit
57,196 3:02 2023-11-07
Guess What to Do
Guess What to Do
53,785 2:38 2024-02-22
hey whatsup
hey whatsup
51,134 1:29 2023-04-25
i'm not worried
i'm not worried
50,826 0:52 2023-04-25
Secret tongues
Secret tongues
42,320 2:01 2023-12-01
one year stand (Alex moodboard)
one year stand (Alex moodboard)
29,723 2:37 2023-04-25
aftershook (demo)
aftershook (demo)
20,898 1:26 2023-04-25
empty head (demo)
empty head (demo)
19,426 2:31 2023-04-25
fragments (demo)
fragments (demo)
16,318 1:46 2023-04-25
a work call (demo)
a work call (demo)
14,900 1:38 2023-04-25
sky magnet (Alex demo)
sky magnet (Alex demo)
14,589 2:09 2023-04-25
Abigail (Great Scraps Demo)
Abigail (Great Scraps Demo)
12,071 0:40 2023-09-13
Middle C
Middle C
< 1000 0:29 2019-06-03

New releases

magic 8 ball
magic 8 ball
2024-10-10
[Many Hats Distribution]
Take a Picture
Take a Picture
2024-09-11
[Sub Pop Records]
Abigail
Abigail
2023-09-13
[Sub Pop Records]
Clean Weird Prone (Inner World Peace Deluxe)
Clean Weird Prone (Inner World Peace Deluxe)
2023-04-25
[Sub Pop Records]
Inner World Peace
Inner World Peace
2022-10-21
[Sub Pop Records]
Sad 2 / Slide
Sad 2 / Slide
2021-10-13
[Double Double Whammy]
Close It Quietly
Close It Quietly
2019-09-06
[Sub Pop Records]
Haunted Items #4
Haunted Items #4
2019-04-03
[Sub Pop Records]
Haunted Items #3
Haunted Items #3
2019-03-27
[Sub Pop Records]
Haunted Items #2
Haunted Items #2
2019-03-20
[Sub Pop Records]
Haunted Items #1
Haunted Items #1
2019-03-13
[Sub Pop Records]
Vessel
Vessel
2018-03-30
[Sub Pop Records]
Across the Multiverse
Across the Multiverse
2017-07-23
[Carpark]
Fish Bowl (Frankie Cosmos Remix)
Fish Bowl (Frankie Cosmos Remix)
2017-04-24
[Kero Kero Bonito]
Next Thing + Fit Me In
Next Thing + Fit Me In
2016-04-06
[P-VINE RECORDS]
Next Thing
Next Thing
2016-04-01
[Bayonet Records]
On the Lips
On the Lips
2016-03-11
[Bayonet Records]
Is It Possible / Sleep Song
Is It Possible / Sleep Song
2016-02-24
[Bayonet Records]
Sinister
Sinister
2016-01-27
[Bayonet Records]
Fit Me In
Fit Me In
2015-11-13
[Bayonet Records]
Zentropy
Zentropy
2014-03-04
[Double Double Whammy]