Kevin Bronson on January 27th, 2012

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On two albums released during her tenure in Los Angeles – 2009’s “It’s Spooky to Be Young” and 2005’s “Items You Won’t Find Elsewhere” – songwriter Meredith Meyer proved adept at airy, dreamy pop confessionals. A year ago, the Oklahoma native forsook L.A. to take up residence in New York, and life in the concrete jungle must be making her restless. Meyer’s new song “Target Practice,” comes from her new project Young Unknowns, who will release their debut EP in May. The EP was recorded with L.A.-based producer Bill Racine and features Ethan Walter and Bryan Percival on bass and Matt Arbeiter on drums. “Target Practice,” which was also appropriated by German trance artist Dennis Sheperd for his 2011 album, sounds almost as if it could have come from the U.K. in the late ’80s or early ’90s. Something about the bass …

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