Kim Kline is a Texas singer/songwriter, who’s soul drifted to Rock n’ Roll rather than Nashville. It’s not easy breaking into such a male dominated field. Putting together a series of self-penned songs she put together a self-released album. Kim has been playing her material at the famous Viper room on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip and getting raving reviews. Her vocals remind me of Taylor Dane or Alannah Myles a little, but with a lot more attitude and finesse. When it comes to approach, I’d like to think of Kim as Avril Lavigne’s better looking older sister. The raw talent of her vocal performance comes out and grabs you by the throat. “Sick Reality” is a slick single if ever I heard one. My favorite song so far is “No Fool” – it’s got a great chorus and is just right in approach with a blistering guitar solo. “Hush Lullaby” is a combination of breathy seductive melody with heavy rock guitar goodness. Every song on her album has the same hard driving rock approach, except the ballad “Dreams”. The backing band does a great job keeping Kim’s vocals the focus of each song. Now, this isn’t traditional power pop, but once in a while a good indie artist needs a shout out! You can hear the entire album streaming on Kim’s site!