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With the latest single from Kitty Kat Fan Club, I'm tempted to write "It may be called 'You Got Me Modernized,' but it's filled with retro fun!" Luckily for you all, I'm far too talented of a writer for that nonsense. One of the first things you'll notice are the retro keyboards in the song. "You Got Me Modernized" is propelled by the type of organs in classic garage rock songs from ? and the Mysterians and The Lyres. But it's not a garage rock song. The vocals have that sweet but with an attitude, kinda spoken and shouted sound (especially on the chorus) you normally only get from Kathleen Hanna. And there's even the occasional punk rock horns thrown in. Notice I said punk rock and not ska. You'll get it when you listen. You can listen to "You Got Me Modernized" below.  Dreamy Little You  will be out May 31 on Asian Man Records. You can pre-order a copy  here . 5% off all sales will go to cat and dog rescue charit...

Kitty Kat Fan Club doesn't describe themselves as a band, but as a collective. The collective features  Brianda Goyos León (Just Friends), Mike Huguenor (Hard Girls, Classics of Love and Jeff Rosenstock’s band), Mike Park (Asian Man Records, Skankin’ Pickle, Ogikubo Station etc.), Jon McMaster (Stickup Kid) and others. Mike Park missed playing music with people in the same town he lives in (he hadn't done that in over twenty years), and Kitty Kat Fan Club was born. When I saw that Kitty Kat Fan Club was the new project of Mike Park of Skankin' Pickle and Asian Man Records, I knew exactly what it would sound like. It would obviously be ska, or at the very least pop punk. "Dreamy Little You" couldn't be further than that. It's a glorious pop rock song, stopping just short of twee, but just barely. It's a fun song that reminds me of 60's Phil Spector produced gems meeting mid-90's post grunge power pop.  You can watch the video for "Dre...