Frankie Cosmos Announce New Album Close It Quietly, Share Lead Single “Windows”

New York indie rockers Frankie Cosmos have announced a new album, Close It Quietly, due out Sept. 6. Attached to the news is their new single/video, “Windows.”

In a statement, frontperson Greta Kline explains that the song “takes place during the waiting period of healing, not knowing how to proceed or how to find the path to forgiveness. The inner versus the outer—learning to see yourself as part of the whole.” That’s certainly on display in the song, which finds Kline navigating the difficulties of relationships over the flirty and upbeat guitars and keys.

The video, directed by and starring Kline and Eliza Doyle, is just as fun as the song. The pair scream and skate, journeying through Brooklyn to meet up with dogs and a wheelying biker during an all around lovely escapade. The pair end up on the beach, looking at the sunset and reflecting on their emotional states as the day winds down.

Frankie Cosmos’ new bio describes Close It Quietly as “a continual reframing of the known, taking the band’s trademark micro-universe and upending it, spilling outwards into a swirl of referentiality that’s a marked departure from earlier releases, imagining and reimagining motifs and sounds throughout the album.” The album will have a whopping 21 tracks (that’s three more than their 2018 album Vessel, for those of you keeping score at home), and features collaborations with Lauren Martin, Luke Pyenson, Alex Bailey and Gabe Wax.

Close It Quietly is due out Sept. 6 via Sub Pop. The band have also announced a massive world tour for the fall, featuring stops in Amsterdam, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Paris, New York City and many more. You can find all the stops, along with the full tracklist and album art, beneath the video for “Windows” below.

Close It Quietly Album Art:

Close It Quietly Tracklist:
01. Moonsea
02. Cosmic Shop
03. 41st
04. So Blue
05. A Joke
06. Rings (On A Tree)
07. Actin’ Weird
08. Windows
09. Never Would
10. Self-destruct
11. Wannago
12. I’m It
13. Trunk Of A Tree
14. Last Season’s Textures
15. Even Though I Knew
16. UFO
17. Marbles
18. Did You Find
19. A Hit
20. With Great Purpose
21. This Swirling

Frankie Cosmos Tour Dates:

September
18 – Boston, Mass. @ Royale
19 – Burlington, Vt. @ Arts Riot
20 – Montreal, Que. @ L’Astral
21 – Toronto, Ont. @ Horseshoe Tavern
22 – Detroit, Mich. @ Deluxx Fluxx
23 – Chicago, Ill. @ Thalia Hall
25 – Columbus, Ohio @ Ace of Cups
26 – Pittsburgh, Penn. @ Spirit Hall
27 – Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat
28 – Philadelphia, Penn. @ PhilaMOCA
29 – New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall

October
08 – Munich, Germany @ Heppel & Ettlich
09 – Vienna, Austria @ Chelsea
10 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Underdogs’
11 – Cologne, Germany @ MTC
12 – Luxembourg City, Luxembourg @ Rotondes
13 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet
14 – Paris, France @ Badaboum
15 – Reims, France @ La Cartonnerie
16 – Brighton, U.K. @ The Haunt
17 – Bristol, U.K. @ Exchange
19 – Leeds, U.K. @ Belgrave Music Hall
20 – Sheffield, U.K. @ Delicious Clam
21 – Manchester, U.K. @ Night & Day
22 – London, U.K. @ Islington Assembly Hall
31 – Portland, Ore. @ Wonder Ballroom

November
01 – Tacoma, Wash. @ Alma Mater
02 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Hollywood Theatre
03 – Seattle, Wash. @ Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center
07 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
08 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
10 – Tucson, Ariz. @ Hotel Congress
12 – Anaheim, Calif. @ Chain Reaction
13 – San Diego, Calif. @ Che Cafe
15 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ 1720
16 – Berkeley, Calif. @ The UC Theatre