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8.0
113351
8.0 |
No Ripcord
There's no doubt that Kline’s abundance of sharp ideas and approaches will lead her down some other paths, but Close It Quietly’s full-band approach yields an embarrassment of eminently listenable indie-rock gems
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8.0
113352
8.0 |
Exclaim
The pace of the album is set at a brisk run, but it never gets sweaty, so you'd never notice how quick it is — or how hard it's working. Close It Quietly is composed and meticulous in flow, flawlessly delivering reserved passion
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8.0
113383
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Sometimes things can get a little overly familiar – the simple chords of Even Though I Knew, for example, feel well-worn – but this is a stronger set than previous album Vessel
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8.0
113406
8.0 |
All Music
Though the songs average just under two minutes each, at 21 tracks, it's generous for a Cosmos outing and does nothing to detract from Kline's reputation as one of indie pop's most reliable songsmiths
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8.0
113458
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The world may be crumbling around Greta Kline, and she may be getting older, but none of that has quashed her voracious creativity or suffocated her unique voice
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7.6
113350
7.6 |
Paste Magazine
Sees the band take a few steps forward, sideways and back—an aural square dance that’s well worth your time
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7.1
113426
7.1 |
Pitchfork
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
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7.0
113821
7.0 |
musicOMH
It’s a real skill to make what is essentially pop music that also manages to combine depth in lyrics and cheerful tunes, and on this album Frankie Cosmos absolutely excel
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6.0
113565
6.0 |
The Skinny
Although it doesn't sound particularly exciting or new, Close It Quietly is a triumphant album for people that find catharsis in indie pop’s niceness
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4.0
113471
4.0 |
The 405
Though there is something continually charming about music under the Frankie Cosmos name, that charm is diluted with every passing release in which nothing changes
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