Band names are hard. We’ve all seen bands change their name because they find out another band has the same name. But if your band name is Frankie Cosmos, surely you’re one of a kind. Unfortunately, in Frankie Cosmos‘ newest video “Apathy” this is not the case.

The Tom Scharpling directed video begins with a hard rock styled band, called Frankie Cosmos. The band then discovers that they have the same band name as Greta Kilne’s group. Ultimately, the other “Frankie Cosmos” are forced to change their name to “Freddy’s Hot Moss” (a truly awful name, sorry Freddy), which causes the groups separation.

When asked about working with renowned director Tom Scharpling on the video frontwomen of Frankie Cosmos, Greta Kline said, “I am a huge fan of Tom Scharpling’s work and was so thrilled that we got to work together on this video. I trusted him entirely and just wanted to let Tom and his team do their thing. We had so much fun making it…I was laughing so much that it probably took much longer than it should have to shoot my parts.”

“Apathy” comes from Frankie Cosmos newest release Vessel via Sub Pop Records. Also be sure to catch Frankie Cosmos on their current tour.

Frankie Cosmos Tour Dates:
05/01 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
05/02 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
05/03 – Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot
05/04 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount
05/05 – Toronto, ON @ The Rec Room
05/06 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
05/07 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
05/09 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
05/10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
05/11 – Richmond, VA @ Capital Ale House
05/12 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
05/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
05/22 – Berlin, DE @ Kantine am Berghain
05/23 – Hamburg, DE @ Aalhaus
05/24 – Ghent, BE @ DOKbox
05/25 – Amsterdam, NL @ London Calling
05/26 – Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
05/28 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
05/29 – Glasgow, UK @ The Art School
05/30 – Bristol, UK The Fleece
05/31 – London, UK @ Scala
06/01 – Lille, FR @ Aeronef
06/03 – Nantes, FR @ Stereolux
06/04 – Lyon, FR @ Grrrnd Zero
06/05 – Turin, IT @ Astoria
06/08 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium *
07/14 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
07/15 – Stirling, UK @ Doune the Rabbit Hole
08/17 – Paredes Des Coura, PT @ Vodafone Parades De Coura
08/19 – Brecon Beacons, UK @ Green Man Festival

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