Frankie Cosmos - Wannago

What this video is

Released August 12, 2019, as a single from Frankie Cosmos' fourth studio album Close It Quietly (Sub Pop, September 6, 2019), 'Wannago' arrived during a moment of peak crossover between NYC indie rock, stand-up comedy, and ironic internet TV-format parody content. The video concept — a faux cooking competition show called 'Cooking With Cosmos' — reflects the band's documented love of The Great British Bake Off and…

Why it matters

Frankie Cosmos occupies a lineage descending from NYC anti-folk and K Records DIY ethics, filtered through mid-2010s bedroom pop. Close It Quietly represented a collaborative evolution for the band on Sub Pop. The 'Wannago' video exemplifies a recurring Frankie Cosmos visual strategy: low-budget…

The director

Robert Kolodny is a New York City-based director, writer, and cinematographer, and the Creative Director of House of Nod, a Brooklyn-based film production company. He graduated with honors from the School of Visual Arts (BFA Film and Video) and teaches…