THE DELI

 New artist Kitty Coen is keeping Austin Weird with the release of her latest single “Dark Soul”. This "psychedelic disco cowgirl" will captivate you with her haunting voice but hold you with the catchy disco beat. 

Cowboy, psychedelic, alt-rock, disco and high fashion are just a few ways to describe the vibe of local artist Kitty Coen. Sound familiar? Although she is new to the scene, Kitty Coen fits right into the Austin motif. She was set to perform at SXSW 2020 but has gifted us with this single and video to help heal our cancelled and broken hearts. 

Fire up the big screen, cuddle up to the new kitten and buy a disco ball because her new song and video for "Dark Soul" will take you on a trip. This video is a journey into the altered mind of the artist. The beginning is reminiscent of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas followed by a western night on 4th street. Truly a video not to be missed. 

With the upbeat tone and hallucinogenic visuals, do not overlook the strong feminist lyrics. What feels like a sexy party song is actually about being a desirable independent woman. She knows that men want her, but what she wants is a man who is not so clingy! 

Once the world opens up, Coen will be a sight to see live. With this being the second song she has streaming, Austin has a lot to look forward to.  

– Magz Baillio

Do you remember when The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and No Doubt were on the radio? When music videos were full of bright colors, weird angles, and sometimes flannel? Trace of Lime has achieved a nostalgia usually only brought on by watching a 90s hits playlist on Youtube. From the first second the video "Creature of Habit" started  till the last, I was drawn in to both old memories and admiration for the new music this amazing city is harboring. It’s bands and music like this that made me want to start writing about them, and Trace of Like has only anchored the hope I’ve held for what Austin bands can bring us all.

These guys are fun, energetic, creative in every video from "Business" with a unique twist on the fable of "The Three Little Pigs"  to the out right blatancy of color in "Creature of Habit". There’s always an obvious yet fun statement being made with every video they seem to do. "Creature of Habit" is "about dealing with things inevitably changing around you" the band says. A topic all too familiar today with Austinites dealing with Covid and our evolving city.

The video was written and directed by Jordan Karam, Trace of Limes lead Vocalist, who you see submerged in a solid world changing around him in the video. Dusana Risovic directed the video after hashing out the details with the band. "We wanted something visual to move the story, and chose red and blue because of their dynamic differences." In my personal opinion, this was an absolutely brilliant way to convey the message and keep up the pattern of fun play the band seems so good at doing.

Currently Trace of Lime are not playing any live shows, which has me screaming louder into the Universe to "PLEASE GIVE US LIVE SHOWS BACK!!!!!" It is an absolute travesty that a band so good as these guys, has to be quarantined away, fearfully until 2021. They are however, planning to finish work on their current album and have already started planning out the next fun video for us all to enjoy. Until then, check out "Creature of Habit" on YouTube, follow the guys on the social places @traceoflime, and keep your fingers crossed that we all get to see these guys play live again soon.

-Michael Lee