KRISTEENYOUNG TAKE POWERFUL PIANO ROCK ON THE ROAD THIS FALL; TOUR WRAPS WITH RECORD RELEASE SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY

KRISTEENYOUNG
TAKE POWERFUL PIANO ROCK ON THE ROAD THIS FALL;
TOUR WRAPS WITH RECORD RELEASE SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY

DUO SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM OCTOBER 13
‘MUSIC FOR STRIPPERS, HOOKERS, AND THE ODD ON-LOOKER’
HELMED BY NOTED PRODUCER TONY VISCONTI
AND FEATURING A DUET WITH PATRICK VAUGHN STUMP

New York-based duo KRISTEENYOUNG–named for fiery lead singer and pianist Kristeen Young and rounded out by drummer “Baby” Jef White–are set to release their new album MUSIC FOR STRIPPERS, HOOKERS, AND THE ODD ON-LOOKER on October 13. The title–inspired by the two years they spent as the opening act for Morrissey and then Ted Leo and the Pharmacists–is a nod to those moments when the artist feels like “a performer” in only the coarsest sense. On the album, the duo has forged a sound full of percussive impact and melodic grandeur and is set to take the new songs back on the road this fall. Among the confirmed dates is a record release show on Tuesday, October 13 at Santos Party House in New York City. In addition to hearing the new tracks live, fans should also look out for Kristeen’s self-designed, eye-popping stage wear.

Raised in St. Louis, Young says she “grew up listening to FM radio and FM radio means guitars, guitars, guitars… I always wondered why I couldn’t get my piano to sound that mind-blowing.” In short, KRISTEENYOUNG wants the piano to kick your ass and on MUSIC FOR STRIPPERS, HOOKERS, AND THE ODD ON-LOOKER, they definitely achieve their goal. The pair has continued to evolve their decidedly unique sound and re-teamed with noted producer Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T. Rex, Morrissey). The new album is a 14-song emotion-spanning masterwork.

Kristeen has previously collaborated with high-profile musicians including Morissey, David Bowie and Brian Molko (of Placebo) and on album track “That’s What It Takes, Dear”– featuring layered and multi-tracked vocals circling one another in a cat-and-mouse duet of contrapuntal grace–she duets with Patrick Vaughn Stump (lead singer of Fall Out Boy). Other stand-out tracks on the album include: “Stop Thinking,” anchored by low-end tone clusters that pummel like thunder; “You Must Love Me” which Morrissey has been using as part of his intro on tour this year; “He’s Sickened By My Crude Emotion,” with its pointed, dissonant jabs and the proclamation “my keyboard shoots from the hip”; “Protestant” where she evokes not only realms of sight and sound but smell and touch as well; and the startling simplicity of album closer “Halfway Across the Atlantic Ocean.” 

For the latest on KRISTEENYOUNG including new tour dates, please visit: www.kristeenyoung.com  and www.myspace.com/kristeenyoung

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