Los Angeles post punk/riot grrrl/shoegaze artist Taleen Kali has dropped her cover of Smashing Pumpkins classic “Ava Adore“.
Taleen Kali composes romantic punk songs wrapped in layers of shoegaze, psychedelia, and grunge, creating a cosmic sound that’s dreamy and defiant alike. Influenced by melodies and imagery from her Armenian heritage and her parents’ birthplaces of Lebanon and Ethiopia, Kali fuses her lineage with sonics of the modern countercultures she grew up embracing, exploring everything from punk to Brit-pop. Kali released her debut full-length album ‘Flower of Life‘, in March 2023 through Dum Dum Records, produced by The Smashing Pumpkins’ Jeff Schroeder and Josiah Mazzaschi (Child Seat, Bizou, Light FM).
The cover comes ahead of Taleen Kali’s headline set at Dum Dum Fest June 22nd + West Coast support tour with Ringo Deathstarr this summer. Full dates below.
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Taleen Kali Upcoming Live Shows
Jun 8, 2024
FULLERTON, CA
Programme Skate & Sound
Jun 22, 2024
LOS ANGELES, CA
DUM DUM FEST 2 @ The Echo
Jul 30, 2024
SAN DIEGO, CA
Soda Bar
Aug 2, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Bottom of the Hill
Aug 3, 2024
SACRAMENTO, CA
The Starlet Room