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Next Thing

Frankie Cosmos

Next Thing

Second studio album of low-key indie pop from the New York City-born singer-songwriter Greta Kline

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Bayonet
UK Release date
01/04/2016
US Release date
01/04/2016
  1. 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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  2. 8.3 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Greta Kline finds her place in the world with total sincerity and vulnerability
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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 6.0 |   Mojo

    She often hits the bulls-eye or happens upon something enamouring. Print edition only

  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 5.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Kline’s songs are too rudimentary to have a lasting impact
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