I Am the Cosmos

Chris Bell’s lost masterpiece, recorded in the mid-1970s but shelved for decades, finally surfaced on Rykodisc as a revelation of folk rock and power pop ambition. Bell’s layered vocals and intricate arrangements anticipate the melodic sophistication of Big Star while standing apart as a singular vision—raw, vulnerable, and defiantly uncompromising. This reissue restored a crucial missing link in American rock history.