Greta Simone Kline (born March 21, 1994), also known by the stage nameFrankie Cosmos, is an American musician and singer. She is known for her independent releases, inspired byFrank O'Hara's poetry,DIY ethics ofK Records and the early 2000s New York City'santi-folk scene.[1][2] She is the daughter of actorsKevin Kline andPhoebe Cates. Her former stage name "Frankie Cosmos" is now the name of herband.
Kline was introduced to music by her family. She settled on guitar as her primary instrument of choice at seventh grade, after playing the piano and briefly the drums.[1] Home-schooled for most of high school, she spent time by attending underground rock shows in New York and getting involved in theWestchester music scene.[1][7] Kline attendedNew York University'sGallatin School of Individualized Study for two years, and studied English and/or poetry.[8] Kline found the school to be unaccommodating of her touring schedule, and dropped out.[9]
Kline started performing and recordingindependently under the aliasIngrid Superstar. She released a number oflo-fi recordings mainly under herBandcamp account. In early 2010s, she was also introduced to the music community ofPurchase College, which introduced her toindependentDouble Double Whammy record label.[1][2] In late 2011, she started to perform under the alias Frankie Cosmos, a name coined by her now ex-boyfriend Aaron Maine of the bandPorches.[1][7] Maine played drums for Frankie Cosmos and Kline played bass for Porches at one point in time.[10]
In 2014, Kline released her debut studio album as Frankie Cosmos,Zentropy, with her backing band.[11]
Kline released the EPFit Me In on November 13, 2015, on Bayonet Records.Kline released her second studio album,Next Thing, on April 1, 2016, on Bayonet Records.[12]
On April 12, 2017, Frankie Cosmos announced a slew of tour dates and that they recently had signed to Sub Pop records.[13] They stated around this time that they are working on a new album. On June 9, 2017, Kline opened for IAN SWEET and Girlpool at Warsaw in Brooklyn as part of her new project Lexie. Joined by Warehouse members Alex Bailey and Doug Bleichner, their first release is on Bandcamp and it is called "Record Time!".
In January 2018, Kline released the lead single "Jesse" from the albumVessel. The album was released on March 30, 2018, through Sub Pop records. On March 13, 2019, Kline released "Haunted Items", featuring just herself on vocals and piano. The band Frankie Cosmos released their fourth studio album,Close It Quietly on September 6, 2019.[14]
Two of Kline's songs, "Fool" and "The End", were both showcased during two episodes on theNetflix seriesHilda, the series finale of which she also made the original song "Uncrossed Path" for. Her song "Sappho" was also featured inHeartstopper for its queer nature.[15]
Throughout the first few months of quarantine (during theCOVID-19 pandemic), Kline did weekly Instagram livestream performances.
On August 2, 2022 the band announced their new album,Inner World Peace via Sub Pop.[16]
On February 22, 2024, she released the single "Guess What to Do" / "Calling It a Night" in collaboration with Cody Fitzgerald of Stolen Jars as haha same.[17]
On June 27, 2025, the band released its sixth studio album,Different Talking, via Sub Pop.[18]
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^Simon, Scott (March 31, 2018)."Frankie Cosmos Examines Fear, Fame And Womanhood".NPR. RetrievedMay 16, 2021.Kline writes all of Frankie Cosmos' lyrics and most of its music, though the name belongs to the group: She tours with and records with bassist Alex Bailey, keyboardist Lauren Martin and drummer Luke Pyenson.
