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There's a lot of buzz around this singer, Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down (seriously, just look around). One of our reader asked us to look into this, purely because they had recognize her last name.
The reason why 'Nguyễn' is such a popular name, according to this Vietnamese guide book that I got as a gift, it said that one of the kings of the Nguyen Dynasty gave permission for anyone in Vietnam to take his last name. So virtually overnight, everyone became a 'Nguyễn'. At least that's one of the theories. I thought I read somewhere else that anyone that served under the Nguyen rule had their names changed to Nguyễn, even as lowly servants.
Anyway. So Thao Nguyen has a new album that's coming out on January 29th called We Brave Bee Stings and All. The title of the album comes from one of her songs, "Swimming Pools" (which you can hear on her myspace). She's also going on tour in London starting on January 17th with Willis, see tour information below.
There's a few songs that I really liked off the new album, one of them is "Big Kid Table". The song seems to be about her shyness: "And you follow me/Into the forest/Positioned and ready/Ready for a kiss/But I never gave you nothing/Not even to hold/Or wear around your neck/Or rest against your collarbone".
I also really enjoyed "Feet Asleep" on her album, which originally appeared on The Sound the Hare Heard, a Kill Rock Stars compilation. The song is for her mother, who's "worked too hard for too long and has never felt compelled to complain or lament".
So look for Thao Nguyen on tour as well as the new album, We Brave Bee Stings and All, out Jan 29th on Kill Rock Stars Records.
| Jan 17 | London | Enterprise[1] Jan 18 | London | Waterats[1] Jan 21 | Paris | Le Baron[1] Jan 22 | Hamburg | Molotow[1] Jan 23 | Berlin | Monkey Club[1] Jan 24 | Liepzig | Cafe Panam[1] Jan 25 | Amsterdam | Paradiso[1] Jan 27 | London | Barden's Bouidoir[1] Jan 31 | Arlington | Iota[2] Feb 4 | New York | The Knitting Factory[3] Mar 7 | Portland | Someday Lounge [4] Mar 8 | Seattle | Chop Suey [4] Mar 10 | Salt Lake City | Urban Lounge [4] Mar 11 | Denver | Hi Dive [4] Mar 13 | Ames | Maintenance Shop [4] Mar 14 | Minneapolis | Triple Rock Social Club [4] Mar 15 | Chicago | Reggies [4] |
Mar 16 | Mount Pleasant | Rubble's Bar [4] Mar 17 | Toronto | Sneaky Dee's [4] Mar 18 | Ottawa | Babylon Nightclub [4] Mar 19 | Montreal | La Sala Rossa [4] Mar 20 | Bennington | Bennington College [4] Mar 21 | Boston | Museum Of Fine Arts Boston [4] Mar 22 | Annandale | Smog, Bard College [4] Mar 24 | Purchase | Student Center [4] Mar 23 | Brooklyn | Music Hall Of Williamsburg [4] Mar 25 | Bronx | Fordham University [4] Mar 26 | Philadelphia | First Unitarian Church [4] Mar 27 | Washington | Black Cat [4] Mar 28 | Columbus | Skully's Music-Diner [4] |
Mar 29 | Newport | Southgate House [4] Mar 31 | St. Louis | Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center [4] Apr 1 | Springfield | Randy Bacon Gallery[4] Apr 2 | Oklahoma City | Conservatory[4] Apr 3 | Fort Worth | Lola's[4] Apr 4 | Houston | Orange Show Center For Visionary Art[4] Apr 5 | Austin | Mohawk - Austin[4] Apr 7 | Santa Fe | College Of Santa Fe Sub[4] Apr 8 | Phoenix | Rhythm Room[4] Apr 11 | Los Angeles | Echo[4] Apr 12 | San Francisco | Bottom Of The Hill[4] [1] With Willis [2] CD Release Party [3] With Katie Eastburn And Death Vessel [4] With Xiu Xiu |
01/16/2008 08:45:12 vu nguyen my♥posts 
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