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Hinds “I Don’t Run”

April 25, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Hinds “I Don’t Run” When Hinds first arrived on the scene they blew us away with their sheer exuberance. It was great to see a band who seemed genuinely excited […]

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Album review, EP review

Y Not Festival News

April 23, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

  Given the weather issues last year it is probably not surprising the organisers have gone all out with this years festival. It’s definitely one of the best on offer […]

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The Urban Voodoo Machine “15 Shots From The Urban Voodoo Machine”

April 15, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Urban Voodoo Machine “15 Shots From The Urban Voodoo Machine” Really you shouldn’t need this album as you should already own everything that The Urban Voodoo Machine have done! […]

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The Good Life Experience Festival

April 14, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

With the hint of Spring in the air, its time to make sure that you have your festival season all sorted. But don’t go too crazy at the outset because […]

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Guttercats “Follow Your Instinct”

April 10, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Guttercats “Follow Your Instinct” We guess we did follow our instincts because the name Guttercats is one that instantly appeals to our sleaze rock roots. However, this is no retro […]

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Lincoln Durham “And Into Heaven Came The Night”

April 8, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Lincoln Durham “And Into Heaven Came The Night” Sometimes an artist bio really does capture what they are about. That’s certainly true of these words from Lincoln’s website: “Armed with […]

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Lauren Ruth Ward “Well, Hell”

April 3, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Lauren Ruth Ward “Well, Hell” The fact that Lauren Ruth Ward has been a hairstylist for 9 years may not immediately conjure up the image of someone who would deliver […]

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Hockey Dad “Blend Inn”

March 31, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Hockey Dad “Blend Inn” In this cold weather, the last thing you may want is to listen to a group of surf/skate punks from Australia. But resist your bitterness, as […]

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Buckley “Las Cruces”

March 29, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Buckley “Las Cruces” The label Rumbar Records is pretty synonymous with brilliant power pop/pop rock, so this release where Buckley offers “Texas soul and slinging guitar under his cowboy hat” […]

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Last Great Dreamers “13th Floor Renegades”

March 27, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Last Great Dreamers “13th Floor Renegades” OK, let’s be clear from the outset…. We LOVE the Last Great Dreamers! For us, they will always be one of those bands who […]

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K7s “Take 1”

March 24, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

K7s “Take 1” Kurt Baker is obviously a man who likes to keep himself busy as we’ve reviewed several of his releases over the last year or so. This new […]

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Surprise Party “Dull”

March 16, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Surprise Party “Dull” Surprise Party are a trio who offer an intriguing sound that is compared to noise heavy bands like Pavement and Dinosaur Jr but with the added bonus […]

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Sloan “12”

March 14, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Sloan “12” Sloan are one of those bands who just never seemed to have quite ‘made it’ in the UK. So, to many of you it might be a surprise […]

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Ryan Hamilton & The Traitors – “Traitors Club Year 1 EP”

March 11, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Ryan Hamilton & The Traitors – “Traitors Club Year 1 EP” Ryan Hamilton is one of those American artists that seems to have developed a special relationship with the UK. […]

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Swingamajig is back!

March 5, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

We know that with the recent snow, Spring seems a long way away. But the thawing snow also brings the great news that the brilliant swingamajig is back in Birmingham […]

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The awesome LAST GREAT DREAMERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM & TOUR

February 28, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

News from one of our favourite ever bands: LAST GREAT DREAMERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM & TOUR UK power-pop rockers Last Great Dreamers return this spring with a brand new album […]

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Razorbats “Razorbats II”

February 24, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Razor Bats “Razor Bats II” It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were reviewing the last release from Razorbats (see here). It’s good to see a band getting stuff […]

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Anna Burch “Quit The Curse”

February 22, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Anna Burch “Quit The Curse” This may be Anna’s debut album but she’s not really a new comer as she’s be playing music since her teens. She’s gone through solo […]

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Cold Years “Northern Blue”

February 20, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Cold Years “Northern Blue” We’ve been big fans of Cold Years since we first heard them, see our review Here. Sadly, they are one of the minority of British bands delivering […]

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Ezra Furman “Transangelic Exodus”

February 11, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Ezra Furman “Transangelic Exodus” We first encountered Ezra at a gig shortly after the release of his last album, “Perpetual Motion People”, and it was an enlightening experience. It was […]

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Watts “All Done With Rock N Roll”

February 9, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Watts “All Done With Rock N Roll” Maybe it’s because we live in an age of instant gratification, but it seems there’s a real trend for bands to release EPs […]

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Starcrawler “S/T”

February 7, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Starcrawler “S/T” Now Starcrawler were actually picked up by one of our regular readers as an LA band to watch out for some time ago. We must admit that we […]

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The Forty Nineteens “Good Fortune”

February 1, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Forty Nineteens “Good Fortune” The Forty Nineteens are a pop/garage rock band from Los Angeles. Their list of influences include some of the coolest acts ever (ie Elvis Costello, […]

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The Dirty Truckers “Best Of”

January 30, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Dirty Truckers “Best Of” This is a great release for us as we only recently discovered The Dirty Truckers with their excellent release “Tiger Stripes”. The release of this […]

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The Crazy Squeeze “Savior Of The Streets”

January 27, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Crazy Squeeze “Savior Of The Streets”   Now to call The Crazy Squeeze a super group may be a bit of a big call especially here in the UK. […]

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Baby Shakes “Turn It Up”

January 25, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Baby Shakes “Turn It Up” Baby Shakes are a rock n roll-punk band from New York City (damn that place creates to great bands). The description of their sound is […]

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Thee DB3 “S/T”

January 22, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Thee DB3 “S/T” We were absolutely gutted when The Caezars came to a premature end. They were one of the few bands who were managing to bring the rockabilly sound […]

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Doll Hazard “Transatlantic Meltdown”

January 19, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Doll Hazard “Transatlantic Meltdown” This is a release from a duo of Chris Damian Doll and Sandy Hazard who are actually in two other bands, Dirtbag Republic (a band we’ve […]

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The Jackets “Shadow Of Sound”

January 16, 2018by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

The Jackets “Shadow Of Sound” We’ve been going through a bit of a garage rock phase over the last month or so. The Jackets are the latest band to have […]

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The Richmond Sluts ”60 Cycles Of Love”

January 11, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Richmond Sluts ”60 Cycles Of Love” Sometimes it can be band name or a photo or album title that first attracts you to them even before you actually hear […]

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