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Mike The Punk’s Bold New Strategy

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Mooresville, North Carolina’s Mike The Punk recently announced plans to issue one single a month for the next twelve months. A relatively recent signee to our roster, Mike (that’s Michael Robert Adams II, formally, if you’re keeping score), as his moniker might imply, combines something of a gritty Social Distortion-esque vocal delivery with catchy pop hooks…but then these are delivered, predominantly, with an acoustic guitar as his sole accompaniment, and yet the entire package does somehow manage to sound like, well, punk rock. Understandably, the instant we heard Mike’s recordings, we knew he was a must have for our lineup.

His first offering in this Single Of The Month club, Don’t Tell Her, is streaming before you can buy it at select online radio stations now, last.fm (http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+The+Punk/Don%27t+Tell+Her) and Rdio (http://www.rdio.com/artist/Mike_the_Punk/album/Don%27t_Tell_Her/) the major ones among these. You can also check out a YouTube clip the artist himself has posted himself here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMDoe_tsnv4

As always, stay posted for future updates. Mike The Punk seems poised to deliver a string of quality tunes, which update and expand his core sound without straying too far from his punk roots. We’re excited about what the future has to offer for this exciting new performer, and look forward to sharing this with the world – be it our label’s small yet rabid niche following, or the mainstream audience (we hope) at large.

The Perfection EP

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Mooresville, North Carolina’s up and coming solo artist Mike The Punk has just released his brand new EP, “The Perfection,” here on Exquisite Noise Records. An extremely engaging 3 song primer full of surprising pop hooks and innovative textures, it gives just a taste of the body of work he is currently amassing, both on his own and with a separate, full fledged band, No Tears For Kennedy. You can check out this exciting release here: http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/album/mike-the-punk/the-perfection/13800108/:

Also available at Amazon, it will soon show up in the iTunes store and Spotify as well. For those curious about finding out more, check out Mike The Punk’s personal music site here: http://www.reverbnation.com/mikethepunk

Fresh New Sounds Of Punk

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We here at Exquisite Noise are pleased to announce our latest addition to the roster, Mike The Punk from Mooresville, North Carolina! Though his career arc is just beginning, this young artist has already brought some fresh sounds to his chosen niche, incorporating metal and pop smarts and dare we say a hint of new wave, plus some cutting edge twists for which there are yet no names. Needless to say, we are stoked about our partnership and looking forward to what he comes up with next! Check out his latest offerings here:

http://www.reverbnation.com/mikethepunk

And for those of you in the area, definitely check him out live, playing November 8 at Diverse Expressions in Mooresville, and November 23 at the Bonu5 Room in Huntersville.

“Purse Of Old Crows”

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Las Vegas folk artist Val Barin plays live, 2012

Las Vegas’ very own Val Barin has been working the folk/acoustic circuit for quite some time, and we here at Exquisite Noise are pleased to announce the release of his latest album, Purse Of Old Crows.  His smooth yet husky vocal delivery, ringing atop some clear, bright guitar picking, are what initially draw you in, while great lyrics and an ear for melody will keep the listener sticking around for repeated spins. He manages to shake up the conventions of the genre with some clever touches, too, such as the haunting keyboards of Passer, while on Cold Advice, what you might call marching band horns play a funereal dirge behind him. Playful electronic twinges light up the cleverly titled Good In Red, while Senor Wences takes us on another detour, this one in the form of a storytelling epic, and when we arrive at the brilliant, unexpected Interspecies Cover Charge, we are confronted by the unnameable, possibly a new subcategory of music – one I might be tempted to title Martian Garage Rock.

All told, this is a well crafted, surprisingly tuneful and varied release. Give it a listen here http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=val+barin and let us know what you think!

Val Barin’s Vegas Based Folk

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We here at Exquisite Noise are thrilled to announce our latest signee, Val Barin! A seasoned Las Vegas based folk artist, Val has a great singing voice and terrific composition skills. His melodies drew us back for repeated listens, which is how we knew we had to have him on our roster.

Give Val a few minutes of your ears – and when you get a chance, drops him a congrats!

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http://www.reverbnation.com/valbarin