Frankie Cosmos

Frankie Cosmos

Frankie Cosmos performing with Porches at The Sinclair in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2014
Background information
Birth name Greta Simone Kline
Also known as Ingrid Superstar
Born (1994-03-21) March 21, 1994
New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
Years active 2009–present
Labels
  • Sub Pop
  • Bayonet
  • Double Double Whammy
Associated acts
Website ingridsuperstar.bandcamp.com

Greta Kline (born March 21, 1994), better known by her stage name Frankie Cosmos, is an American musician and singer-songwriter. She is known for her independent releases, inspired by Frank O'Hara's poetry, DIY ethics of K Records and the early 2000s New York City's anti-folk scene.[1][2] Kline is also the former bass guitarist of the band Porches.[3] She is the daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates.

Biography

Early life

Greta Kline was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Kline and actress Phoebe Cates.[1] Her father is of German-Jewish and Irish descent[4] and her mother has Russian-Jewish and Chinese-Filipino ancestry.[5][6][7]

Kline was introduced to music by her family. She settled on guitar as her primary instrument of choice at seventh grade, after playing the piano and briefly the drums.[1] Home-schooled for most of high school, she spent time by attending underground rock shows in New York and getting involved in the Westchester music scene.[1][3] Kline attended New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study for two years, and studied English and/or poetry.[8] Kline found the school to be unaccommodating of her touring schedule, and dropped out.[9]

Kline appeared in the films The Anniversary Party (2001) and The Squid and the Whale (2005), alongside her brother, Owen Kline.

Career

Kline started performing and recording independently under the alias Ingrid Superstar. She released a number of lo-fi recordings mainly under her Bandcamp account. In early 2010s, she was also introduced to the music community of Purchase College, which introduced her to independent Double Double Whammy record label.[1][2] In late 2011, she started to perform under the alias Frankie Cosmos, a name coined by her boyfriend Aaron Maine of the band Porches.[1][3] Maine plays drums for Frankie Cosmos and Kline plays bass for Porches.[10]

In 2014, Kline released her debut studio album as Frankie Cosmos, Zentropy, with her backing band.[11]

Kline released the EP Fit Me In on November 13, 2015 on Bayonet Records. Kline released her second studio album, Next Thing, on April 1, 2016 on Bayonet Records.[12]

On April 12th, 2017, Frankie Cosmos announced a slew of tour dates and that they recently had signed to Sub Pop records. They stated around this time that they are working on a new album.

On June 9th, 2017, Kline opened for IAN SWEET and Girlpool at Warsaw in Brooklyn as part of her new project Lexie. Joined by Warehouse members Alex Bailey and Doug Bleichner, their first release is on Bandcamp and it is called "Record Time!".

Backing band

Former members

Discography

Greta Kline performing with Porches in 2014
Frankie Cosmos performing in 2014

Studio albums

EPs

Bandcamp exclusives

As Ingrid Superstar
As Greta
As Ingrid
As Little Bear
As The Ingrates
As Zebu Fur
As Greta
As Franklin Cosmos
As Frankie Cosmos and the Emptiness

Music videos

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pelly, Jean (March 5, 2014). "Rising: Frankie Cosmos". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Thomas, Fred. "Frankie Cosmos". Allmusic. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 White, Caitlin. "Frankie Cosmos Is Here To Show You Her Own Universe". Noisey Vice. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ Dotson Rader (October 16, 1994). "Kevin Kline Interview from Parade". Parade. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
  5. ↑ Villasanta, Boy (June 23, 2010). "Pinoys who made it in Hollywood". ABS-CBN. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ Slater, Judith J. (2004). Teen life in Asia. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-313-31532-9. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ Cohen, Matthew Isaac (2009). "British performances of Java, 1811–1822". South East Asia Research. IP Publishing Ltd. 17 (1): 87–109. doi:10.5367/000000009787586389. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Porches and Frankie Cosmos".
  9. ↑ "Frankie Cosmos Is Ready to Be Herself".
  10. ↑ "Porches & Frankie Cosmos playing 2 nights at Baby's All Right for the venue's 1 year anniversary (and other dates)". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  11. ↑ Powell, Mike (March 11, 2014). "Frankie Cosmos - Zentropy". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  12. ↑ Monroe, Jazz (2016-01-27). "Frankie Cosmos Announces New Album Next Thing, Shares "Sinister"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  13. ↑ "Frankie Cosmos - Art School". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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