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"See that blur in the background? That's all the fun people dancing!"
Editors Pick Of The Month. Oxford American.
"Bound For Nowhere" Now Available For Purchase
MEET KARLING- THE NEW FACE OF
CONTEMPORARY ROCKABILLY-
AND HER NEW ALBUM 'BOUND FOR NOWHERE,'
DESCRIBED AS 'WANDA JACKSON MEETS GWEN STEFANI,
WHO PUTS IN A CONFERENCE CALL TO DAVID BOWIE
WHO'S LUNCHING WITH THE STRAY CATS'
Since the designation "First Lady of Rockabilly" has already been taken by 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Wanda Jackson, we'll have to come up with something unique to describe the hip, contemporary twist that singer/songwriter Karling brings to the genre.
While we're figuring out a term for the multi-talented, British-born, Los Angeles based performer that's as witty, clever and buoyant as the songs on her new indie album, we also might wonder about its ironic title. Karling calls it Bound For Nowhere, but in truth, she's been practically everywhere these past few years, winning accolades and delighting audiences throughout the U.S. and Europe with her enigmatic brand of Americana.
In 2009, she earned a Hollywood Music in Media Award (HMMA) nomination for "Another Lovely Day," the charming, easy rolling lament that kicks off Bound For Nowhere which she also performed at the ceremony. Her 2006 self-titled debut, a critically acclaimed shout out to traditional honky tonk country that earned comparisons to Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and June Carter, won three L.A. Music Awards: Rockabilly Album of the Year, Rockabilly Artist of the Year, and Female Americana Vocalist of the Year.
Over the past few years, Karling and her band have shared the stage with luminaries like Jackson, Wayne Hancock, Big Sandy, The Hacienda Brothers, Deke Dickerson and James Intveld and performed regularly throughout the U.S. and Europe—with dates everywhere from Portland, Oregon to Baltimore and New York in the U.S. and Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Holland and the UK.
While she performs throughout California—and recently played in Fresno, Sutter Creek and San Francisco--one of Karling's most loyal fan bases is in Bakersfield. The band is scheduled to play the 2010 Buckfest in honor of country legend Buck Owens, who hailed from there.
One of the songs her fans are high steppin' to lately is the infectious "Crazy Mable," which draws on one of her favorite hobbies, writing horror stories, and the darker elements of her former musical life as the lead singer of the alt-rock band Karling Abbeygate and the Monks of Love.
Karling's shared the stage with Wanda Jackson, Wayne Hancock, Big Sandy, The Hacienda Bothers, Deke Dickerson, James Intveld and more.
The band will be playing Europe and the USA in 2010.
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