Spiritual Cramp – “Rude”
Spiritual Cramp – “Rude” If we’re honest, we nearly didn’t review this album as when we saw the press release it didn’t initially appeal to us. Why? Band name is […]
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Truck Festival 24-27 July, Hill Farm, Oxfordshire.
Truck Festival 24-27 July, Hill Farm, Oxfordshire. It’s immediately a joyful experience arriving at Truck Festival – no queues, no hassle and camp site staff volunteering help with finding a […]
Pearl Charles “Desert Queen”
Pearl Charles “Desert Queen” Pearl Charles is a singer-songwriter based in Joshua Tree, California and is a new artist to us, but has already released a couple of albums. This […]
Canned Pineapple “Big Break”
Canned Pineapple “Big Break” We have no idea where Canned Pineapple got their name from or if there is any particular rationale behind it. But it’s certainly one that caught […]
Matt Edible and The Obtuse Angels “The Optometrist”
Matt Edible and The Obtuse Angels “The Optometrist” Matt Edible is a new name to us (and what a name) but is a renowned member of the Hull music scene, […]
Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men “Up And Out Of It”
Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men “Up And Out Of It” Regular readers of http://www.thesoulofaclown.com will know that we are huge fans of Nick Piunti. He’s got to be one […]
Kids In Glass Houses “Pink Flamingo”
Kids In Glass Houses “Pink Flamingo” For many readers, the name Kids in Glass Houses will be a real blast from the past. They were a band that were tied […]
Tamar Berk “Good Times For A Change”
Tamar Berk “Good Times For A Change” Tamar Berk is one of those artists that we kept hearing a lot of good things about but somehow have failed to give […]
Fidlar “Surviving The Dream”
Fidlar “Surviving The Dream” Fidlar are a band that we really got into with their previous release Almost Free which saw the band expand their rawer, surf punk sound into […]
Hinds – “Viva Hinds”
Hinds – “Viva Hinds” It’s fair to say that it has been a somewhat turbulent year for Hinds with half the band deciding to quit. We were gutted to hear […]
The Caezars “S/T”
The Caezars “S/T” It seems a lifetime since we were extoling the virtues of the Caezars and declaring they have ‘the song-writing skills and live-ability to re-energise Rockabilly music for […]
Rich Ragany – “You Can Get Dark With Me”
Rich Ragany – “You Can Get Dark With Me” We always feel we should declare an interest when reviewing the material of Rich Ragany. Partly because we have been long […]
Extra Arms “Radar”
Extra Arms “Radar” We’ve been a huge fan of all the stuff that Ryan Allen has done both solo and as part of a group. His work with Extra Arms […]
The Wesleys “S/T”
The Wesleys “S/T” If we’re honest, the first thing that attracted us to The Wesleys was the hope their name may have been inspired by the Norwich legend Wesley Hoolahan. […]
Steve Conte “The Concrete Jangle”
Steve Conte “The Concrete Jangle” We have no fear in declaring our love for the work and ability of Steve Conte. Let’s face it, any musician who has been asked […]
Marc Valentine “Basement Sparks”
Marc Valentine “Basement Sparks” I guess many of us have one of those bands that we are convinced should be huge but inexplicably have not been picked up by the […]
Autogramm “Music That Humans Can Play”
Autogramm “Music That Humans Can Play” We loved the previous releases by Autogramm (see our reviews here and here) so were delighted to have this new release drop in our […]
The Tearaways “And For Our Next Trick”
The Tearaways “And For Our Next Trick” Given this album is on the brilliant Dirty Water records label you kind of know it’s going to be good. But when it’s […]
The Evening Sons “Tracks”
The Evening Sons “Tracks” We’re always in two minds when a press release references bands we like. On the one hand, we think great this should be good. But it […]
The Uppers “Manic Melodies”
The Uppers “Manic Melodies” The press release for this EP immediately ticked a lot of boxes for us when it described The Uppers sound as combining raw punk with the […]
Danny the K “Cigarettes and Silhouettes”
Danny the K “Cigarettes and Silhouettes” This is the debut release from Danny Kopko who is a also a member of a number of some other band you may well […]
Kurt Baker “Rock N Roll Club”
Kurt Baker “Rock N Roll Club” Kurt Baker is a bit of a workhorse in the power pop world and is constantly putting out material either as a solo artist […]
The Speedways Triple Platinum
The Speedways Triple Platinum In some ways we’re not sure we should need to review this album. If you’ve read our reviews of The Speedways previous albums (just another regularsummer, […]
Red Rooster Festival 1st-3rd June 2023 Euston Hall
Red Rooster Festival 1st-3rd June 2023 Euston Hall You only need to read some of our reviews of previous years to know that Red Rooster is one of our favourite […]
Ryan Allen “The Last Rock Band”
Ryan Allen “The Last Rock Band” If there is one person who is competing with Rich Ragany for the hardest working man in rock title, then it’s probably Ryan Allen. […]
Rich Ragany & The Digressions “What We Do (To Not Let Go)”
Rich Ragany & The Digressions “What We Do (To Not Let Go)” Anybody who has read any of our reviews of Rich Ragany’s previous output will know that we are […]
Fuzzbubble “Cult Stars From Mars”
Fuzzbubble “Cult Stars From Mars” There are some bands who deliver an absolute classic album and then just seem to disappear from view. That’s certainly the case with Fuzzbubble who […]
The Black Halos “How The Darkness Doubled”
The Black Halos “How The Darkness Doubled” There are some bands who remain a mystery to the masses but in their own genre and amongst their peers have a legendary […]
The Speedways “Talk Of The Town”
The Speedways “Talk Of The Town” Regular readers will already know that we are big fans of The Speedways. Their previous two albums have been great examples of a band […]
The Skinner Brothers “Lonedon”
The Skinner Brothers “Lonedon” Opening track “Loaded Gun” hits you smack in the face from the off. It’s the perfect mix of early Jamie T delivered with the swaggering rock […]
The Soul Of A Clown 