Vessel (LP)

Frankie Cosmos has taken several different shapes since their first full-band album, 2014's Zentropy, erupted in New York's DIY music scene. For Vessel, the band's line-up comprises multi-instrumentalists David Maine, Lauren Martin, Luke Pyenson, and Kline.

The album's 18 tracks employ a range of instrumentations and recording methods not found on the band's prior albums, while maintaining the succinctly sincere nature of Kline's songwriting. The album's opening track, "Caramelize", serves as the thematic overture for Vessel, alluding to topics like dependency, growth, and love, which re-emerge throughout the record. Although many of the scenarios and personalities written about on Vessel are familiar territory for Frankie Cosmos, Kline brings a freshly nuanced point of view, and a desire to constantly question the latent meaning of her experiences. Kline's dissonant lyrics pair with the band's driving, jangly grooves to create striking moments of musical chemistry.