Karen O Makes Native Korean Rock

In a move that echoes Jim James's Asian country star Sec Walkin, Karen O has an Asian-themed project of her own, Native Korean Rock & The Fishnets. She explains the spare, lo-fi love songs at the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' blog:

Native Korean Rock is a side project of mine comprised of a body of love songs written over the last two years, to be performed with a motley crew of NYC natives. Expect high drama, high stakes in two intimate performances.

Does Native Korean Rock have anything to do with Yeah Yeah Yeahs? NO

Are these the leaked demos of years ago? NO

Take a listen. The "two intimate performances" she mentions are a pair of sets at Union Pool in Brooklyn this Monday, 7/21. You can find out about grabbing tickets and see the full flyer at the YYY's blog.

Posted at 12:15 PM by brandon
Tags: Karen O | North Korean Rock | Yeah Yeah Yeahs

9 Comments

Karne O....blah

Posted by: eric at 07/18/08 3:19 PM  | Reply
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I need that picture explained.

Posted by: Alex at 07/18/08 5:02 PM  | Reply
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weird. i think they're lying. it sounds like anything else the yeah yeah yeah's have done. karen o needs to try to be innovative if she's doing a side project of her own.

Posted by: katie at 07/18/08 5:07 PM  | Reply
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yeah heave yack³

Posted by: us, we [those in between] at 07/18/08 10:56 PM  | Reply
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sounds good

Posted by: dudethisrocks at 07/19/08 12:00 AM  | Reply
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wait...did i finally just get karen o boob pics?!?!?!?!??!!

Posted by: martin at 07/19/08 1:54 PM  | Reply
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Karen O's project really isn't that much like Jim James' whole country star thing because Karen O is actually Asian and she isn't taking on a new name/personality.

also, the photo is probably of Haenyo divers -- they're from the Korean island of Cheju.

Posted by: Elise at 07/20/08 10:49 AM  | Reply
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We have photos and a review of the show up here:
http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2008/07/21/i-was-there-native-korean-rock-karen-o-of-yeah-yeah-yeahs-union-pool-72108/#more-231

Posted by: stmag at 07/22/08 2:05 AM  | Reply
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That's obviously not KO on the cover.

Also, I don't think it's like the YYYs; to me this is more personal, like her KO At Home type stuff.

I'm a big fan of OOO.

Posted by: Scorpiette at 07/28/09 12:23 AM  | Reply
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