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"Hailing from her native Los Angeles, Taleen Kali composes romantic punk songs wrapped in layers of shoegaze, psychedelia, and grunge, creating a cosmic sound that’s dreamy and defiant alike." (x)

i don't typically go and dump links anywhere, but i got started listening to the taleen kali (twitter / instagram) over the last few months and i think she has such a cool vibe to her music. if you'd be willing to drop her a stream, or ideally purchase her album on her merch site (digital album available AND vinyls, along with singles! streams don't exactly rake in cash).

Influenced by melodies and imagery from her Armenian heritage and her parents’ birthplaces of Lebanon and Ethiopia, Kali fuses her lineage with sonics of the modern countercultures she grew up embracing, exploring everything from punk to Brit-pop. (source)

she was recently featured in new noise mag along with the music video for "only lovers left alive," quote:

“Only Lovers Left Alive” is produced by Jeff Schroeder of The Smashing Pumpkins with the music video directed by Joe Rubinstein, introducing fans to a vampire-themed visual.

tshe's got merch, she's on bandcamp, and thus is her linktree. song above is her recent single fine line from her upcoming album. taleen kali says:

“Fine Line” is about the ways we feel marked by love and pain. How much of an impact the smallest of impressions can make. And how they can feel when they fade. This one’s for you if you wanna go dark and deep. Minor key. All the winter feels. (source)