Next Thing
by Frankie Cosmos
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Dec 2, 2016
    60
    These are songs about everyday life at its most basic level. You'll have to decide for yourself whether that's enough.
  2. Mojo
    Apr 27, 2016
    60
    None of these songs sound like they took too long to write or record, but her appeal lies in how, despite her off-the-cuff vibe, she often hits the bullseye or happens upon something enamouring. [Jun 2016, p.93]
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  3. Exclaim
    Apr 1, 2016
    60
    Next Thing is more likeable than moving, neither as intimate as her strongest bedroom recordings nor as revelatory as Zentropy.
  5. The Skinny
    Apr 1, 2016
    60
    For all her DIY charms, Next Thing continues to give credence to the view that the home studio environment might not quite meet the requirements of a songwriter blessed with such precocious talent.

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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. All_ButTrU4
    Jun 26, 2021
    8
    Simple,poetic and short.a praise poem to the mundane written through the childlike lense of easy amazement. Not a single moment spared.Simple,poetic and short.a praise poem to the mundane written through the childlike lense of easy amazement. Not a single moment spared. Favourites:Too Dark,Embody, On The Lips,O Dreaded C Town.… Full Review »
  2. vaineratom
    Nov 25, 2020
    8
    The album's use of language is amazing. It reads like a carefully constructed poem that doesn't take itself too seriously.

    The songs focus    The album's use of language is amazing. It reads like a carefully constructed poem that doesn't take itself too seriously.

    The songs focus on what appears to be very trivial moments, such as "Outside with Cuties" where we are taken to a group gathering in nature at night where " Your eyes reflect the greenish moon" shows the beauty in the authors crush at the gathering in time, the poetic language helps to show how there is beauty in everything.

    The only thing that is stopping it from being a 9 or 10 is that some of the songs are from previous albums by Greta Klein, such as The Love Rind and Affirms Glinting but are remastered in Next Thing. Nothing wrong with including past tracks in new albums but it makes the Album more of a portfolio of
    Greta's finest making it more of a "best of" album instead of an entirely new piece that can be examined alone.

    It makes a good starting point for Greta's past and present work and I would recommend checking out Love Rind, Affirms Glinting, and Zentropy which also display an amazing sense of voice and identity.    … Full Review »
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