Kevin Bronson on January 14th, 2013

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San Diego County-bred Kera & the Lesbians make desert-tinged barroom blues that you imagine witnessing in the Most Interesting Saloon Ever. If you witnessed any of the quintet’s October residency at the Bootleg Bar, you get it – Kera Armendariz’s jean-jacketed take on lounge singing comes from an artist who isn’t afraid to challenge stereotypes and wields the voice (and lyrical aplomb) to render them meaningless. The band spent much of late 2011 working on a full-length collection of what they call “bipolar folk,” and the single “Nailbiter” carries the torch they’ve lighted with distinction.

||| Download: “Nailbiter”

||| Also: Check out “Green” and “Apple” from 2011 on Bandcamp.

||| Live: Kera & the Lesbians play Jan. 18 at the L.A. Fort.