A Midweek Concert is in Your Future: Frankie Cosmos @ Neumos

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Written by Bridget Benevides

Before spring quarter gets too hectic, you might want to see some live music! Lucky for you, Seattle is the place to be; more specifically, Neumos in Capitol Hill. Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room, most often referred to as Neumos, is a mid-size music venue in Seattle, Washington. The space was originally opened as Moe’s Mo’Roc’N Café in 1994 and re-launched in 2003 under its current name.

They pride themselves with an always relevant and carefully curated music calendar, outstanding light production, and a state-of-the-art sound system. The showroom features three full service bars, a second-floor mezzanine, and a balcony that overlooks the stage. They host a variety of national and local musicians who play genres across the spectrum.

Indie rock/pop group Frankie Cosmos is coming to Neumos for a night of amazing music on Tuesday, April 17th. Frankie Cosmos has taken several different shapes since their first full band album, Zentropy, erupted in New York’s DIY music scene in 2014. The band’s line up for the Vessel (2018) tour is comprised of multi-instrumentalists David Maine, Lauren Martin, Luke Pyenson, and Kline, who each contributed their own musical sensibilities to help shape the sound of the new record. In between tours supporting their last album, Next Thing, Kline brought new songs to the band’s rehearsals, and together the members collectively participated in turning them into full band arrangements. As a result, the album’s staggering 18 tracks implement a range of instrumentations and recording methods unheard of on the albums preceding it, while still maintaining the succinctly sincere nature of Kline’s songwriting.

Photo by Matthew James-Wilson

The album’s opening track, “Caramelize,” serves as the thematic overture for Vessel, alluding to topics like dependency, growth, and love which recur throughout the record. The song strings together a scope of musical motifs and showcases the intense dynamics in both Kline’s lyrics and the band’s performance that continue on the tracks that follow. Although many of the scenarios and personalities written about on Vessel are familiar territory for Frankie Cosmos, what’s really changed on the new record is Kline’s nuanced point of view and her desire to constantly question the latent meaning of her experiences.

Photo by Jessica Hanley

 

If you’re a fan of Japanese Breakfast, Adult Mom, or Florist, you might like Frankie Cosmo’s music! They will be performing with Ian Sweet, Soar, and Deckard’s Troll Parade at Neumos on Tuesday the 17th!


You can find ticket prices and information here! The show begins at 8:00 PM, and it is an all-ages show. You can connect with the band on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and on their Official Website.


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