Vessel (Frankie Cosmos album)

Vessel
A dog in a bubblebath in front of a light blue tiled wall
Studio album by Frankie Cosmos
Released March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)
Genre Indie pop
Length 33:16
Label Sub Pop
Producer
  • Frankie Cosmos
  • Hunter Davidsohn
Frankie Cosmos chronology
Next Thing
(2016)Next Thing2016
Vessel
(2018)
Singles from Vessel
  1. "Jesse"
    Released: January 11, 2018
  2. "Being Alive"
    Released: February 8, 2018
  3. "Apathy"
    Released: March 1, 2018

Vessel is the third studio album by Frankie Cosmos, the stage name of American singer-songwriter Greta Kline, released on March 30, 2018 on Sub Pop.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB[4]
DIY[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
The Independent[7]
The Irish Times[8]
Pitchfork7.8/10[9]
Q[10]
Uncut8/10[11]
ViceA−[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Vessel received an average score of 80, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Greta Kline.

No.TitleLength
1."Caramelize"3:27
2."Apathy"2:23
3."As Often as I Can"1:02
4."This Stuff"1:38
5."Jesse"2:48
6."Duet"2:12
7."Accommodate"1:34
8."I'm Fried"1:40
9."Hereby"0:57
10."Ballad of R & J"1:35
11."Ur Up"0:35
12."Being Alive"2:22
13."Bus Bus Train Train"1:19
14."My Phone"0:31
15."Cafeteria"2:56
16."The End"1:23
17."Same Thing"1:27
18."Vessel"3:27
Total length:33:16

Personnel

Adapted from the Frankie Cosmos bandcamp page.[13]

  • Greta Kline – guitar, vocals
  • David Maine – bass, vocals
  • Lauren Martin – keys, vocals, second guitar
  • Luke Pyenson – drums

Additional musicians

  • Alex Bailey – second guitar (tracks 5 and 6)
  • Anna McClellan – vocals (track 12)
  • Vishal Narang – vocals (track 18)

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 9

References

  1. Minsker, Evan (January 11, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos Announce New Album Vessel, Share New Song "Jesse": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Vessel by Frankie Cosmos". Metacritic. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. Sendra, Tim. "Vessel – Frankie Cosmos". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. Ihnat, Gwen (March 30, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos, Vessel". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  5. Daly, Rhian (March 30, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos – Vessel". DIY. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  6. Muir, Ava (March 27, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos: Vessel". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  7. O'Connor, Roisin; Hasted, Nick; Kaplan, Ilana (March 28, 2018). "Album reviews: Kacey Musgraves, The Vaccines, Kate Nash, Frankie Cosmos, Sons of Kemet, Mount Eerie". The Independent. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  8. Van Nguyen, Dean (March 30, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos – Vessel review: a relatable sense of self-doubt and trepidation". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  9. Pelly, Jenn (March 29, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos: Vessel". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  10. "Frankie Cosmos: Vessel". Q (384): 107. May 2018.
  11. "Frankie Cosmos: Vessel". Uncut (252): 28. May 2018.
  12. Christgau, Robert (May 26, 2018). "Robert Christgau on Frankie Cosmos' Guts and Speedy Ortiz's Wordplay". Vice. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  13. "Vessel". 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  14. "Frankie Cosmos Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
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