Frankie Cosmos — Pressed Flower

JUL 01 2025 · 12:00

Frankie Cosmos — Pressed Flower (2025) Director: Adam Kolodny Era: Mid-2020s Indie Revival (2025) - Sub Pop-era confessional indie rock entering a more collaborative, self-produced phase; NYC DIY aesthetic merges with mainstream comedy celebrity cross-pollination High curatorial value as a document of the mid-2020s moment when confessional bedroom-pop projects scaled into full-band, self-produced indie rock with theatrically ambitious video accompaniment. The confirmed directorial credit, celebrity cast, NYC location production, and Sub Pop backing make this a well-documented, multi-layered artifact at the intersection of indie music, comedy performance, and urban visual culture. Context: Released June 4, 2025 as the lead video from Frankie Cosmos's sixth LP Different Talking (Sub Pop, June 27, 2025), 'Pressed Flower' marks a significant moment in the band's arc: their first self-produced album with no external studio producers, reflecting a maturation of the DIY ethos that has defined Greta Kline's project since her prolific Bandcamp era. The video's New York City street setting and chain-reaction comedic premise align with the song's lyrical themes of memory, place, and identity in motion. The casting of a celebrated British-American comedy performer as the central instigator adds a cross-generational, cross-cultural dimension unusual for indie rock promotional videos of this scale, bridging underground indie culture with mainstream celebrity comedy performance. Director notes: Directed by Adam Kolodny. The video was premiered on YouTube on June 4, 2025 and stars comedy icon Tracey Ullman alongside the Frankie Cosmos band. The concept, described by frontperson Greta Kline, involves a character running around New York City in a disguise and causing a chaotic chain of events for locals. Kline stated that Kolodny 'brought the perfect framework to our crazy concept.' The video serves as a promotional single for the album Different Talking (Sub Pop, June 27, 2025).