Vessel (Frankie Cosmos album)

2018 studio album by Frankie Cosmos

Vessel

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
* Carlos Hernandez
* Julian Fader

Frankie Cosmos chronology
| Next Thing
(2016)  | Vessel
(2018)  | Haunted Items
(2019)

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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

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 7.2/10[2]
Metacritic| 80/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
The A.V. Club| B[5]
DIY| [6]
Exclaim!| 8/10[7]
The Independent| [8]
The Irish Times| [9]
Pitchfork| 7.8/10[10]
Q| [11]
Uncut| 8/10[12]
Vice| A−[13]

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".[3]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Greta Kline

No.| Title| Length

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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

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Adapted from the Frankie Cosmos bandcamp page.[14]

* 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

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Chart (2018)  | Peak
position

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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] | 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] | 21

## References

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1. ^ Minsker, Evan (January 11, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos Announce New Album Vessel, Share New Song "Jesse": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
2. ^ "Vessel by Frankie Cosmos reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
3. ^ a b "Vessel by Frankie Cosmos Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
4. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Vessel – Frankie Cosmos". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
5. ^ Ihnat, Gwen (March 30, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos, Vessel". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
6. ^ Daly, Rhian (March 30, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos – Vessel". DIY. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
7. ^ Muir, Ava (March 27, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos: Vessel". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ Pelly, Jenn (March 29, 2018). "Frankie Cosmos: Vessel". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
11. ^ Monroe, Jazz (May 2018). "Frankie Cosmos: Vessel". Q (384): 107.
12. ^ Troussé, Stephen (May 2018). "Frankie Cosmos: Vessel". Uncut (252): 28.
13. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 26, 2018). "Robert Christgau on Frankie Cosmos' Guts and Speedy Ortiz's Wordplay". Vice. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
14. ^ "Vessel". 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
15. ^ "Frankie Cosmos Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
16. ^ "Frankie Cosmos Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

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Frankie Cosmos

* Alex Bailey
* Greta Kline
* Lauren Martin
* Luke Pyenson

Albums|

* Zentropy (2014)
* Fit Me In (2015, EP)
* Next Thing (2016)
* Vessel (2018)
* Haunted Items (2019, series of four digital EPs)
* Close It Quietly (2019)
* Inner World Peace (2022)

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