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TK008: The Record Company – This Crooked City / Tallahassee Lassie 7″

May 10th, 2012

It can be easy to forget that rock ‘n roll originated as the mutant offspring of the blues. With a few exceptions (such as The Black Keys) that blues influence is either missing or completely obscured from a large portion of today’s rock music. I think it’s obvious that I have no beef with modern [...]

TK007: NO – Stay With Me 7″

April 9th, 2012

Los Angeles-based band NO have been on fire lately. IFC (the International Film Channel) recently described them as “one of the best bands in Los Angeles.” It’s a sentiment we strongly share (you may recall that last year we listed them as one of Turntable Kitchen’s Top EPs of 2011). They’ve also drawn accolades recently [...]

TK006: Leisure – Follow Me / Follow Me (Keep Shelly in Athens Remix) 7″

March 22nd, 2012

I crushed hard on Leisure’s music the first time I heard it. After all, what’s not to love? It’s dark, echo-laden and flush with ambiance. We even called them one of the best artists you may have missed in 2011. So, as you can imagine, I am very proud to announce that this month’s single [...]

TK005: Thousand – The Fall / Your Wild Heart 7″

February 9th, 2012

When I originally discovered the music from the solo project of Paris songwriter Stéphane Milochevitch I described Thousand (his musical nom de guerre) by stating that his music exhibits all of the qualities of a glass of fine red wine: it is bold, smooth, and a little spicy. I’d add that like a good red [...]

TK004: Cheerleader – New Daze / Do What You Want 7″

January 9th, 2012

I’ve been very eager to announce the featured artist for our latest (and long sold out) fourth Pairings Box. Well, the cat is finally our of the bag, and as many of our subscribers already know, we’ve teamed up with Cheerleader for the January Pairings Box! For the sake of the uninitiated: Cheerleader is the [...]

TK003: Steffaloo – When The Sun Goes Down / Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 7″

December 7th, 2011

For our third Pairings Box we teamed up with our Los Angeles-dwelling friend Steffaloo. The pair of tracks featured on the sold-out, hand-numbered TK003 7″ exemplify Steffaloo’s ability to break a song down to its core to reveal the tune’s inner beauty. For example, you’ll hear it in her take on Wham!’s “Wake Me Up [...]

TK002: Evenings – Lo-Velo / Babe 7″

November 3rd, 2011

It’s hard to believe it’s already been a month since we released TK001 (a.k.a. the October Pairings Box), but it is true. For our second release, I am beyond honored to announce that Evenings, a.k.a. Virginia-based Nathan Broaddus, is the featured artist for our second 7″ vinyl single. This debut single is what folks in [...]

TK001: Motel Beds – Western Son / UK Surfjerk 7″

October 4th, 2011

Dayton, Ohio’s Motel Beds are on fire. Earlier this year they released one of my favorite records so far of 2011: Sunfried Dreams. They’re now playing the No More Fake Labels showcase at CMJ on October 20th. And they’ve already prepped the follow-up to Sunfried Dreams, titled Tango Boys, which is as solid as rock [...]