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KRISTEENYOUNG

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KRISTEENYOUNG is a piano/keyboard and drums "rock" duo, in the golden years sense of the word, when rock was simultaneously adventurous, original, scary and fun. Think saw-toothed riffs reminiscent of JIMMY PAGE and tub-thumping, bootknocking drums born of the same era and you're halfway there. On top of that, there's the otherworldly vocals and lyrics that you have to hear to believe. The pair is made up of singer, writer, pianist/keyboardist, Kristeen Young and drummer "Baby" Jeff White.
Kristeen's distinctive voice is the best new voice in rock. She bashes, slams and bangs her piano/keyboard in a rock-riff manner, while running it through effects pedals to make it sound like a cross between a piano and guitar. Then there's the drums. Think John Bohnam meets Timbaland on Keith Moon Street.
KRISTEENYOUNG have just completed recording their SIXTH full-length album, MUSIC FOR STRIPPERS, HOOKERS, AND THE ODD ON-LOOKER.
It is the fourth of KRISTEENYOUNGs albums to be produced (on spec.) by legendary record producer, TONY VISCONTI. The first album, BREASTICLES, received widespread praise from the press, including 3 1/2 out of 4 stars in ROLLING STONE and featured a duet between DAVID BOWIE and Kristeen. The second album, X ("ten"), was rated one of the TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2005 in Germany, by ECLIPSED MAGAZINE, and featured a duet between BRIAN MOLKO (PLACEBO) and Kristeen. The third album THE ORPHANS has been called an instant classic and a masterpiece by fans and critics alike. It was recorded live with minimal overdubs and was a return to their more stripped-down, piano/drums sound of 1997's self-produced ENEMY. Two singles, LONDON CRY and KILL THE FATHER were released from THE ORPHANS on MORRISSEY's Attack imprint on Sanctuary records. MUSIC FOR STRIPPERS, HOOKERS, AND THE ODD ON-LOOKER is scheduled for release by late Summer 2008......

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Member Since: 11/23/2005
Band Website: kristeenyoung.com
Band Members: Kristeen Young (vocals, keyboards)
"Baby" Jeff White (drums)
Influences: pain, injustice, heartlessness.
Sounds Like: “Young is a mistress of melodrama, unleashing intense vocals that somehow manage to simultaneously seduce and terrify.” -Time Out Chicago

“Her time in the rock trenches translates into a commanding, hypnotic stage presence that can turn a grand theater into a small club, and turn a small club into a rock cathedral.” -Time Out Chicago

“The music they make is a kaleidoscope of swirling melodies, crashing drums and slow building tension that explodes in a swirling landscape of sound packed with energy and theatricality.” -Daily Times

“Imagine a more modern Siouxie and the Banshees, or Missing Person’s Dale Bozio if she sang better, and you’ve only scratched the surface of their eccentric, fun but thought provoking music.” -Palm Beach Post

“Young’s wailing soprano is a gift, one that she wields with a powerful hand.” -Myrtle Beach Online

“Sounding like nothing before, the record is a barrage of melody. Young wails on the keyboard like a guitar while her sole band mate, drummer ‘Baby’ Jeff White invokes loud yet precise thrashing, like two trains colliding in secret” -NY Press

“Young attacks a piano like a like a punk rocker assaulting a guitar. Lyrically dense and sonically intense…” -Dallas Voice

"....In all the dissonance, brutally revealing lyrics and surreal vocals, Young has her finger on the trigger in full control." -the Baltimore Sun

"....she gives one hell of a performance." the Badger Herald

"She sings about the way we live when we are prevented from living the way we'd like to. The sound is as good as you'll ever hear in modern music. We scan the British pop charts in the hopeless quest for something different. Kristeen Young frees us from this." -Morrissey

.....the duo is a fiery, swirling funhouse born from the depths of the wild, wild west and sinister carnival sideshows." -CMJ

"....violent piano pounding, solid rock voice and catchy tunes." -PhillyBurbs.com

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

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PRESS

THE ROCKIT-L.A's only true rock'n'roll magazineKRISTEENYOUNG: Unmanaged, Unsigned, Unstoppableby Arthur JavierIt was an early morning in Rome, where Morrissey and legendary glam producer Tony Visconti...
Posted by KRISTEENYOUNG on Thu, 08 May 2008 06:52:00 PST

NEW PRESS QUOTES!!!!

" Dark, primal and emotionally raw, KRISTEENYOUNG's songs are sinister piano operas...lyrically dense and sonically intense..." -Dallas Voice" ...with a series of stunning, unjustly obscure CDs she is...
Posted by KRISTEENYOUNG on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:22:00 PST

MIDWESTERN BEAT LIVE SHOW/ALBUM REVIEW!!!!!!

Friday, April 13, 2007 Album Review of KRISTEENYOUNG "The Orphans" (2006) KRISTEENYOUNG The Orphans 2006 When I first saw Miss Young and her all-boy band (literally, one boy, drummer Baby Jeff Whi...
Posted by KRISTEENYOUNG on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:06:00 PST

MIDWESTERN BEAT INTERVIEW!!!!!!

Friday, April 13, 2007 Kristeen Young Q and A Category: MusicMWB: The cover art on the new album evokes Ebenezer Scrooges' encounter with the human manifestations of Ignorance and Want, and on your f...
Posted by KRISTEENYOUNG on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:49:00 PST

Chicago Show Reviewed by Jim DeRogatis

Morrissey's rare visit worth the trip November 22, 2006BY JIM DeROGATIS Pop Music Critic..From the promoters to the legions of faithful, gladiola-bearing fans, no one was quite sure why Morrissey was ...
Posted by KRISTEENYOUNG on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:35:00 PST

TIME OUT London review-Kill The father

KRISTEENYOUNGKill The Father-Attack singleSt. Louis-reared Kristeen Young comes recommended by Morrissey-sharing his label, the same record company mailouts and supporting him on tour in Europe. And h...
Posted by KRISTEENYOUNG on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 07:49:00 PST

KILL THE FATHER

"KILL THE FATHER" is the first single from the upcoming KRISTEENYOUNG album, The Orphans. The Orphans is a live, raw recording of Kristeen's affected, overdriven piano (that really wants to be a guita...
Posted by KRISTEENYOUNG on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:25:00 PST