In the mid part of this century's first decade, a groundswell of intriguing bands were pushing a new take on post-punk DIY expressionism. A few were purloined by deep pocket indies, but the ones with curves relied on their wits. And one of the most indomitable was Little Claw.

At the core was singer/guitarist/polyglot Kilynn Lunsford, who'd routinely channel both Honey Bane & Cookie Mold, sometimes within the measures of a single song. Over the course of 3 lp's & a brace of 7" releases, the band outshone most of their contemporaries in both fortitude & prowess.

Lunsford resettled in Philadelphia & began a collaboration w/Mark Feehan (ex Harry Pussy) that would eventually become Taiwan Housing Project. They became Philadelphia's most original outfit going. Live shows were never predictable; they might skirt the menace of Lydia Lunch's 13.13, or dive headlong into the maddening funk damage of Black Randy's Metrosquad. But THP was really the stepping off point for what was always the inevitable- a Kilynn Lunsford solo project.

2022's Custodians Of Human Succession (w/long time collaborator Donald Bruno) on the Ever/Never label was a solid effort & the band built around it pushes a heavy, On-U Sound brand of post-industrial throb that is brilliantly bewildering. With that template ingrained, Lunsford has now bottled her most potent lightning yet, Promiscuous Genes for the Feel It label. Again in collaboration with Don Bruno, Lunsford has coaxed out a witchy brew of tempered dub, magnetic incantations and left field audio sorcery that is beguiling to both the ear & soul.

No seance table needed!

Kilynn Lunsford is the medium, Promiscuous Genes is her message.

-Tom Lax 2025