Next Thing (album)

Next Thing
Studio album by Frankie Cosmos
Released April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Genre Indie pop
Length 28:28
Label Bayonet Records
Frankie Cosmos chronology
Fit Me In
(EP)
(2015)		 Next Thing
(2016)
Singles from Next Thing
  1. "Outside with the Cuties"
    Released: January 19, 2016
  2. "Sinister"
    Released: January 27, 2016
  3. "Is It Possible/Sleep Song"
    Released: February 23, 2016
  4. "On the Lips"
    Released: March 11, 2016

Next Thing is the second studio album by Frankie Cosmos, the stage name of American singer-songwriter Greta Kline, released on April 1, 2016 on Bayonet Records.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of SoundB+[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Exclaim!6/10[6]
Pitchfork8.5/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Next Thing received wide acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Kevin Lozano of Pitchfork Media praised the album, stating, "Her greatest talent remains her ability to transform minute-long songs into experiences that resemble hours of intimate and impressionistic conversation." Lozano continues, "Many of the songs ("Embody," "On the Lips," "Too Dark" and "Sleep Song") on the album have appeared in acoustic permutations in past work, and they make the leap seamlessly. Each are marvelously well-wrought trains of thought, cramming existential questions into the banality of everyday moments and finding something beatific even in the plainest of things."[7]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
28[9]
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
The Skinny Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016

Track listing

All tracks written by Greta Kline. 

No. Title Length
1. "Floated In"   1:22
2. "If I Had a Dog"   1:28
3. "Fool"   2:04
4. "Embody"   1:49
5. "Too Dark"   2:43
6. "Tour Good"   1:25
7. "Interlude"   0:45
8. "I'm 20"   1:36
9. "On the Lips"   1:49
10. "Sinister"   2:10
11. "Is It Possible/Sleep Song"   2:30
12. "Outside with the Cuties"   2:34
13. "Sappho"   1:52
14. "What If"   2:22
15. "O Dreaded C Town"   1:59
Total length:
 28:28

Personnel

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Heatseekers Albums[13] 13
Independent Albums[14] 40

References

  1. ↑ Monroe, Jazz (2016-01-27). "Frankie Cosmos Announces New Album Next Thing, Shares "Sinister"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  2. 1 2 "Next Thing – Frankie Cosmos". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Next Thing – Frankie Cosmos". AllMusic. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  4. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (March 30, 2016). "Album Review: Frankie Cosmos - Next Thing". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  5. ↑ Lowman, Dustin. Frankie Cosmos - Next Thing. Drowned In Sound. 05 April 2016. Retrieved 09 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Carlick, Stephen (2016-03-30). "Frankie Cosmos - Next Thing". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  7. 1 2 Lozano, Kevin. Frankie Cosmos: Next Thing. Pitchfork Media. 01 April 2016. Retrieved 09 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Bernstein, Jonathan. Frankie Cosmos: Next Thing. Rolling Stone. 04 April 2016. Retrieved 09 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Paste. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". The Skinny. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Stereogum. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Frankie Cosmos - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Frankie Cosmos - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2016.

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