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| Released | April 1, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 28:28 | |||
| Label | Bayonet Records | |||
| Producer | Hunter Davidsohn | |||
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Next Thing is the second studio album by Frankie Cosmos, the stage name of American singer-songwriter Greta Kline, released on April 1, 2016 on Bayonet Records. [1]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10 [2] |
| Metacritic | 78/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Clash | 8/10 [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+ [6] |
| DIY | [7] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10 [8] |
| Mojo | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [10] |
| Record Collector | [11] |
| Rolling Stone |  [12] |
| Spin | 8/10 [13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [3]
Kevin Lozano of Pitchfork praised the album stating, "Her greatest talent remains her ability to transform minute-long songs into experiences that resemble hours of intimate and impressionistic conversation." Lozano continues, "Many of the songs ("Embody," "On the Lips," "Too Dark" and "Sleep Song") on the album have appeared in acoustic permutations in past work, and they make the leap seamlessly. Each are marvelously well-wrought trains of thought, cramming existential questions into the banality of everyday moments and finding something beatific even in the plainest of things." [10]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consequence of Sound | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 28 [14] |
| Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 29 [15] |
| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 48 [16] |
| The Skinny | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 26 [17] |
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 44 [18] |
All tracks are written by Greta Kline
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Floated In" | 1:22 |
| 2. | "If I Had a Dog" | 1:28 |
| 3. | "Fool" | 2:04 |
| 4. | "Embody" | 1:49 |
| 5. | "Too Dark" | 2:43 |
| 6. | "Tour Good" | 1:25 |
| 7. | "Interlude" | 0:45 |
| 8. | "I'm 20" | 1:36 |
| 9. | "On the Lips" | 1:49 |
| 10. | "Sinister" | 2:10 |
| 11. | "Is It Possible/Sleep Song" | 2:30 |
| 12. | "Outside with the Cuties" | 2:34 |
| 13. | "Sappho" | 1:52 |
| 14. | "What If" | 2:22 |
| 15. | "O Dreaded C Town" | 1:59 |
| Total length: | 28:28 | |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [19] | 13 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [20] | 40 |
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