Los Angeles multi-artist Taleen Kali music inspired by shoegaze, psychedelia, and grunge. Her music is inspired 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.

When Taleen’s band TÜLIPS went out with a bang at their final headline show at The Regent Theater in 2016, Taleen went solo, sharing bills and touring North America with Ex Hex, Alice Bag, and Seth Bogart. Her 2018 debut EP Soul Songs, produced by Kristin Kontrol (Dum Dum Girls), mixed by Brad Laner (Medicine), and recorded at Hollywood’s legendary Sunset Sound Studios

The track is off her debut full-length album, Flower Of Life, which they recorded at The Cave Studios in the winter of 2022 with producers Jeff Schroeder (The Smashing Pumpkins) and Josiah Mazzaschi (Bizou, Light FM, Child Seat). The full-length is Now available via Kali’s imprint Dum Dum Records.

Kali on “Crusher:”

“Crusher” is our ultimate shoegaze love song. You ever crush so hard you’ve been brought to your knees? This song is about all those impossible feelings, taking inspiration from some of the greats: Chapterhouse, Lush, Ride, and Curve. This song has always been our band favorite and it features a guitar solo from Jeff Schroeder of Smashing Pumpkins so we’ve been saving the best for last…

Taleen Kali 2023 Tour Dates

5.16⁣ KUNG FU NECKTIE • PHILLY, PA
5.17⁣ OUR WICKED LADY • BROOKLYN, NY
5.19⁣ COLE’S BAR • CHICAGO, IL

Order Flower Of Life by Taleen Kali HERE