Karen's latest picks:

  1. Twilight Singers - Sexy, groovy offshoot of the Afghan Wigs fronted by Greg Dulli.
  2. Kings of Leon - Yes, they've been around for a while. I know. But I just found 'em.
  3. Dvotchka - A Pandora discovery! Kinda eastern European sounding. Like Beirut, but rockier.
  4. Richard Hawley - a guy at a party made me write down his name. I like it. Sounds like Sinatra meets Morrissey meets Bing Crosby.


FEAR NOT THE MELODY

Clevergirl: if Bjork was a surfer girl, Cake fell in love, Coldplay got jealous, and Lucious Jackson said "get over it".

Clevergirl has been floating around the SF music scene since the early days of 2002. Clawing and pawing their way into the ears of any that would listen, Clevergirl set out to de-mystify the monotone thud, the melodic crunch, the gender of notes and measures, and the pointless youth vs. style debate. Their sound is a collected vision of a focused future, where pop sounds can be made and heard completely twisted, intelligently mocked and beautifully sang.