Ajda the Turkish Queen Somerville, Massachusetts
The Tea Queue, Lone Star of the East, Black Fortress of Opium frontwoman. Ajda the Turkish Queen has been compared to Thalia Zedek, Cat Power, Siouxsie Sioux, Courtney Love, Nico, and Aimee Mann, and appeared on bills with acts such as Soriah, Franz Ferdinand, Serena Maneesh, Andrew Bird, Gary Lucas, Bill Laswell, John Zorn, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The Dresden Dolls, His Name is Alive, & more. ... more
Ajda the Turkish Queen recommends:
BC35: The 35 Year Anniversary Of BC Studio
by BC35
Marks the 35 year anniversary of BFoO producer Martin Bisi's BC Studio. Features a track by Ajda plus members of Sonic Youth/Swans/White Hills/JG Thirlwell/Cop Shoot Cop/Live Skull/The Dresden Dolls.
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Black Fortress of Opium
by Black Fortress of Opium
Ajda's full band Black Fortress of Opium's s/t debut, produced by Martin Bisi at BC Studio in Brooklyn. "Rootsy yet ethereal"
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Stratospherical
by Black Fortress of Opium
The Boston quartet's sophomore album. "Think Turkey by way of Texas."
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Blood Relative is Publicist's latest post-punk salvo from the Forgive Yourself LP, steered by Zachary Lipez's unnerving baritone.
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Out on the line
by The Blue Highways
The slashing roots rock on “Out On the Line” always makes its way to the kind of triumphant chorus that quickens the pulse.
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Gilding The Lily - A Retrospective 1996-2021
by WHISPERS IN THE SHADOW
This retrospective compilation covers the last 25 years of dramatic darkwave from Austrian goth band Whispers in Shadow.
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