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One of the most distinctive and influential figures on the vital southern new wave scene of the late 1970s and 1980s, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and self-styled “guitar egghead” Kevin Dunn has not performed in New York City in over three decades. As a producer, Dunn’s credits include the B-52s’ “Rock Lobster” 45 and the first 45 and LP by Pylon, while as a performer (both under his own name and as a member of the revolutionary Fans) he crafted startling music that bristled with invention, melodic wit, and exploratory zeal – a uniquely southern refraction of the textural and lyrical possibilities of avant-garde pop. Dunn was recently the subject of No Great Lost: Songs, 1979-1985 (Casa Nueva), an acclaimed anthology of his early work that included the entirety of his 1981 cult-classic album The Judgement of Paris, fully restored from the original master tapes, along with rare and essential single, EP and LP tracks.

“But while Dunn’s No Great Lost: Songs, 1979–1985 (Casa Nueva) features only one track by his mid-‘70s Atlanta band the Fans, it still embraces rock ‘n’ roll enough to include insanely fuzztoned covers of Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, and “Louie Louie” amid all the herky-jerking Eno loopage.”
-Chuck Eddy, The Village Voice

“…a smart, engaging, innovative artist whose groundbreaking work has been unjustly overlooked – until now.”
–Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone

“… a must for fans of the idiom, revealing Dunn as a key link in the chain between British and American new wave. Don’t believe me? Then toss out all your R.E.M., dB’s and Feelies records and see what’s missing.”
-Nashville Scene

“Snotty, literate pop from this underground master of the post-punk era, sounding like the missing link between Brian Eno circa Tiger Mountain, and XTC circa Drums and Wires – while also truly ahead of its time, like it could have been recorded by kids today. Oozing with angular hooks, synth bleeps and fuzz guitar wizardry, a compilation of songs that should be – and will be, and already are – classics.”
–Robert Schneider, The Apples in Stereo

“By blending electronic music with an art-rock palette, Dunn crafted a small but precise body of work, revolutionary in its own right, while fronting bands with such names as the Regiment of Women and the Radical Centrists. But he was too far ahead of his time for the new wave scene…”
-Creative Loafing

“An art rocker with a sly sense of humor, Dunn combines wry lyrics and guitar flash…Check it out if you like: Brian Eno’s pop albums, Sparks, early Robyn Hitchcock.”
-Mother Jones

_Kevin Dunn MySpace