Concert Review: Frankie Cosmos Are Universal At Bowery Ballroom
For being called Frankie Cosmos, this band is surprising insular. Yet, maybe, that is the point. There is an old Spanish saying, “Every head is a world.” The idea that every person is a universe of thoughts, feelings, nightmares, and dreams played into Frankie Cosmos’ set at Bowery Ballroom.
The attraction to Frankie Cosmos in sound and presence derives from meekness. For some reason, this world believes that if you are quiet, shy, and precautious, you do not feel as much or do not have many things to say. Yet, we all know that we have learned more from silence then we have from speaking. Frankie Cosmos take the stage like someone whom is breaking their silence, and showing the world that reservation is the key to observation. You have to fall back to see how you go forward and tracks like, “Outside With The Cuties,” “Buses Splash With Rain,” and “Ballad of R&J.” Maybe, that is why lead singer Greta Kline could solve a RUBIK’S CUBE while performing “Being Alive.”
Frankie Cosmos’s Greta KIine is smart, and, though her songwriting shows that, her Rubik’s cube skills PROVED IT! It was a moment that stood out because it also involved Stef Chura and Lomelda’s presence on stage, and solidified the three acts as a culture/style of music being furthered with a purpose: self-analysis. Admittedly, from this website to general media, there has been a willingness of people to say, “I know that I know nothing.” Yet, this Socratic truth derives not only in what we do not know of others, but also what we do not know about ourselves. From “Too Dark” to “Actin Weird,” Frankie Cosmos verses and melodies twinkled with curiosity we carry for ourselves as we journey with others.
In perspective, every human being spends an entire lifetime trying to figure out who they are. WOAH! Our entire life is dedicated to consistently discovering and forming our identity. YEESH! Thus, a Frankie Cosmos’ concert is an inadvertent, intellectual union of people that have coolly realized that. Yet, their sound and set of songs such as, “Apathy,” “Fool,” and “On The Lips” feel like an easy embrace of this universal, self-identifying process. Kline’s voice is remarkable and unthreatening, which I know, the latter, is a strange term to vocally describe a songstress vocal. Yet, you need to have a comforting, leisurely voice to lead people to listen to the personal ideas and virtuous goals they, often, are trying to ignore. For More Information On Frankie Cosmos Click Here.
