Take a Melancholy Trip With the Music of Frankie Cosmos

Frankie Cosmos is far from a household name at this stage in her career. The Jewish singer-songwriter released her second studio album, Next Thing, in April to wide critical acclaim, with Pitchfork touting “her ability to transform minute-long songs into experiences that resemble hours of intimate impressionistic conversation.”

Of course, to be saddled with wide critical claim is to be saddled with greater expectations, a wider audience, and a greater pressure to succeed. For rising stars, those are the kind of added elements that can tank a promising career; for Cosmos, it’s something she can just ask mom and dad about. Frankie Cosmos, whose real name is Greta Kline, is the 22-year-old daughter of actor-couple Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates, no strangers to fame themselves.

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