On September 6th, Sub Pop will release Frankie Cosmos’ fourth studio album, Close It Quietly. This album is a manifestation of the band’s collaborative spirit: Greta Kline and longtime bandmates Lauren Martin (synth), Luke Pyenson (drums), and Alex Bailey (bass) luxuriated in studio time with Gabe Wax, who engineered and co-produced the record with the band at Brooklyn’s Figure 8 Studios.
The bands latest video for ‘Wannago’ features comedian Catherine Cohen and was directed by the fine folks at House of Nod. The video is centred around the band’s love for reality baking shows, specifically The Great British Bake Off. “I thought a baking competition theme would translate well to a music video. In some ways, I think the lighthearted drama, tension, and release of that format mirrors the ebb and flow of emotions (lyrically and musically) in this song, and so it was kind of a natural fit” says drummer Luke Pyenson. You can watch the video for the song here.
When asked about the song, Kline had this to share “Wannago is an older song that I thought would never come out. Every time we ever tried to arrange it we gave up or lied that we would come back to it later. It felt too hard, and I found some of the lyrics embarrassing. Then Alex encouraged us to give it another shot because he really loved the demo. We ended up all working together to turn this into a song that feels sparkly and distinct; and it’s really fun to play. I’ve accepted the cheesier lyrics as part of the youthful glow of the song, it feels very wide-eyed and is purely about love, distance, and life.”
Close It Quietly
Track Listing:
- Moonsea
- Cosmic Shop
- 41st
- So Blue
- A Joke
- Rings (On A Tree)
- Actin’ Weird
- Windows
- Never Would
- Self Destruct
- Wannago
- I’m It
- Trunk Of A Tree
- Last Season’s Textures
- Even Though I Knew
- UFO
- Marbles
- Did You Find
- A Hit
- With Great Purpose
- This Swirling
Frankie Cosmos on Spotify: https://u.subpop.com/2WtroYt
Frankie Cosmos on Apple Music: https://u.subpop.com/2wKmZGh
Frankie Cosmos on Bandcamp: https://ingridsuperstar.bandcamp.com
Frankie Cosmos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FrankieCosmos
Frankie Cosmos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankiecosmos
Frankie Cosmos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankiecombos/?hl=en
Frankie Cosmos on Sub Pop.com: https://www.subpop.com/artists/frankie_cosmos
