Artist description We sock it to ya like Frank Sinatra, except we're not stupid assholes who hate rock and roll music.

Music Style Lo-fi noise, some of which comes out popping.

Musical Influences Love, robots, and wanting to destroy humanity. That, plus Beck, Daniel Johnston, Half Japanese, Tom Waits, a lot of '60s garage rock, Captain Beefheart, stuff on Scratch and Sniff Entertainment, DEVO, Mudhoney, The Modern Lovers, Hank Williams, Flipper... and so on, and so forth.

Similar Artists Daniel Johnston, Half Japanese, early Beck, Beefheart, DEVO.

Artist History My name is Dustin. I like music. So, I started making it. Sometimes, I make it with other folks. This stuff, I do pretty much all by myself (with occasional help and suggestions from my dearest, Katy Shay). When I started out, it sounded like mediocre acoustic balladry, but I decided that was for pussies, anyhow. So now, it sounds like noise. Some of it sounds kinda poppy, I guess. Some of it sounds mean. Some of it is just retarded. You get the gist. I've been doing this for a year or so. A little more, maybe. I played a couple shows when I was still making crappy acoustic music, as "The Johnson Incident". Kitty Cat Pirate has never performed live. Who knows what the future may hold, though...

Group Members Dustin is the only official member of the Kitty Cat Pirate customer service team. Katy Shay is an occasional contributor, although sometimes it's only "in spirit".

Instruments Depending on the song, there may be keyboards, acoustic or electric guitar, microphonic feedback, or some kind of found sound. I also "sing".

Albums 'I've hit your death spot'/'the powers that be say you suck and you are boring', on scratch and sniff entertainment (see links)

Press Reviews Way to make me feel bad, MP3.com... *sniff*... however, I have been played on Western Michigan University's radio station, WIDR 89.1 (see links).

Additional Info I must offer up apologies to Ms. Katy Shay, the love of my life, whom I cannot write a good song about.

Location Kalamazoo, Michigan - USA

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