While Beyonce got a veritable boatload of press for stealth releasing an album, that’s pretty much par for the course in the world of Indie. Case in point, lo-fi pop darling Frankie Cosmos has quickly released a follow up to earlier break out album Zentropy in affirms glinting. While Zentropy relied on Greta Kline’s live band/fellow bandmates in Porches., affirms glinting returns Kline towards her laptop recorded solo experiments. Stripped down and understated, it’s nevertheless a treat – a collection of tracks that runs the gamut of Cosmos’ lo-fi potential. From the nebulous to more concrete pop confection.
Like “Too Dark”, the longest of a series of rather brief tracks, it nonetheless captures an astonishing amount of development. Reveling it a sort of start-stop consistency, “Too Dark” allows itself a bit of telling introspection before catapulting forward with Kline’s more upbeat, momentous guitar-led melodies. Kline’s knack for engaging melodies is definitely at play here however brief it is. The song could consist of far more of the poppier B part sure but by cutting such a cool music moment to a practical brevity, Kline ensures that you’re sure to heat repeat. That’s the appeal of affirms glinting if not Frankie Cosmos itself.
Frankie Cosmos’ affirms glinting is out now and available for stream/download on Bandcamp.
