This week the pleasant pop hooks of Colleen Green grace the righthand side of our site reserved only for the coolest of cats. And this kitten is definitely not one to miss; Colleen plays fun, no bullshit, lo-fi Rock and Roll: a lone guitar, a drum machine, and an excellent voice. I’ve heard some make comparisons to the likes of Daniel Johnston and the Ramones and I can definitely see those comparisons, but I think she has more of her own thing going. People that come to mind as possible influences are The Vaselines or The Dum Dum Girls, at least I hear it in the vocals. In any case, the production is very much a DIY, minimalist sorta deal, but at the same time the songs are as welcoming as a Beach Boys number. My favorites are “I Wanna Be Degraded”- feels like a female Bobby Ubangi, which is so damn cool as well as “Oh Baby.” She also has recorded several kick ass covers from all over the spectrum from The Pixies (“Cactus”) to Blink 182 (“M+Ms”) to our guy Nobunny (“I Am a Girlfriend”). On top of all that, Colleen is labelmates with Honorary KLYAMers Hunx and His Punx (Hardly Art).

P.S. up until three days ago I had never heard of Colleen, but I met her at a show at the Starlab in Somerville, MA (she’s really nice!), of which a review will be up soon. Alas, I missed her performance :( but I will be sure to catch her again when she plays next.

Here’s some links:
http://colleengreen.bandcamp.com/

http://hardlyart.com/colleengreen.html