
The first two you know but the last one is by (relative) newcomer Justin Kline, whose "Alison, We Cannot Be Friends" makes me think of Mungo Jerry, The Fountains of Wayne, Superdrag, Pilot, The Beach Boys, sunny days at the beach and those faded jeans with holes in the knee and the crotch - you know you should toss them but you can't because they fit just right and feel so-o-o--o--o good. Elvis Costello - Alison (from My Aim Is True ) [...]

i was actually pretty excited when i got this email, then i opened it, and realized my excitement was all for naught. see, there is a jeff klein who plays with the twilight singers, and he actually has a new ep/record out entitled death of the fox and its pretty great. if you dig twilight singers stuff, you should definitely not be disappointed. any who, see this cat from tennessee's name is justin kline, and i got all confused in my excitement and mixed up the two names. justin, jeff close enough. while i [...]

Some brand new music to kick off what looks like is going to be a beautiful Fourth Of July holiday weekend here. When I first heard Justin Kline back in fall of 2008 with his jangly debut with the Six Songs EP , I pegged him as an artist to watch and anxiously awaited his first full length. Sadly, just as he was wrapping up nearly a year's work and putting the finishing touches on the new record, thieves broke in to the Nashville studio where he was recording and stole much of [...]

Justin Kline is a songwriter from Murfreesboro, Tenn., specializing in sugary, pop gems. You may be familiar with his former band In Clover , which released Omniocea on Theory 8 Records back in 2004. Think Bright Eyes meets The Beach Boys , or The Elected , or Elliott Smith , but a little happier. Kline just released a six-song EP aptly titled Six Songs . But don't let the title fool you, his music is much more original than that. [...]

Justin Kline hails from Murfreesboro, Tennessee just outside of Nashville. His music is not steel guitar laced country twang Music City is notorious for, but a melodic blend of west coast influenced power pop that falls somewhere between the uniquely California sounding harmonies of The Beach Boys and the indie quirkiness of The Shins . And you'd never guess by the lush sound of the music that Justin plays all of the instruments himself, his Six Songs EP is an impressive debut full of [...]