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8.5
85348
8.5 |
Pitchfork
Her greatest talent is her ability to transform short songs into experiences that resemble hours of impressionistic conversation
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8.3
85349
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
Greta Kline finds her place in the world with total sincerity and vulnerability
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8.3
85354
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
One thing’s for certain: Next Thing truly is beautiful, if a little too slight to be counted among the greats in its genre
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8.0
85355
8.0 |
DIY
Laying everything on the line, Frankie Cosmos scrutinise every ounce of who they are and what they know
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8.0
85356
8.0 |
All Music
On an album that, from a musical perspective, seems incongruously loaded with self-doubt the material is consistently hooky, endearing, elegant, and uncommonly candid
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8.0
85350
8.0 |
No Ripcord
A record that plays entirely to Kline’s strengths and confirms her as a worthy successor to the legacy of indie modesty
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8.0
85470
8.0 |
Spin
If Next Thing sounds like lightning in a bottle now, remember that eventually we’ll have to read it as the end of a beginning
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8.0
85496
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Next Thing is an honest but beautified version of the mixed-up life of a city kid
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8.0
85522
8.0 |
Earbuddy
There’s plenty of pain, anguish, and anxiety, but Frankie Cosmos is optimistic about it, choosing to cover it in waves of off-hand smiles
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8.0
85929
8.0 |
FasterLouder
She’s discovered the wonders of stepping back and looking at things in perspective; the world is pretty big. It’s cool that we have someone like Frankie Cosmos around to remind us of that
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8.0
87309
8.0 |
Clash
21-year-old indie songstress Greta Kline has done well to carve out a niche that is distinctly her own in the remarkably redundant world of guitar-driven pop music
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7.0
85417
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
The throwaways are vital, the hiccups, the unfinished sentences, the moments of transcendence (“O Dreaded C Town,” all rain drops and ghosts and ambivalence.) Everything is important or nothing is
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7.0
85617
7.0 |
Under The Radar
That heart on the sleeve, a stripped-down band that doesn't get in the way, and Cosmos' very cozy kinship with melody are what make this latest next thing as uplifting, unassuming, and utilitarian a collection of pop as the last
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7.0
85753
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It improves with age, so pop it on little and often - most tracks are around 90 seconds anyway - and let it grow on you
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6.0
86341
6.0 |
Mojo
She often hits the bulls-eye or happens upon something enamouring. Print edition only
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6.0
85351
6.0 |
God Is In The TV
While Kline is undoubtedly a talented songwriter, it’s hard not to get the feeling that fewer songs that feel more full-bodied would lend greater weight to her often witty observations. Nevertheless, there are still some little gems to treasure here
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6.0
85359
6.0 |
The Skinny
For all her DIY charms, Next Thing continues to give credence to the view that the home studio environment might not quite meet the requirements of a songwriter blessed with such precocious talent
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5.0
85556
5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Kline’s songs are too rudimentary to have a lasting impact
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