Spice “Spice”
Spice “Spice” Spice formed in 2018 and the fact that they come from the North Bay of San Francisco is an early hint of the punk heritage that is so […]
Category Archives: Reviews
Kestrels “Dream Or Don’t Dream”
Kestrels “Dream Or Don’t Dream” Kestrels bio describes them as a “fuzzy, reverb drenched power-pop band”. That coupled with the promise of an album containing “big hooks and ripping riffs, […]
Hinds “The Prettiest Curse”
Hinds “The Prettiest Curse” We’ve been fans of Hinds ever since we saw them live and were blown away by their sheer enthusiasm. Sadly, it may be a while before […]
Richard Davies & The Dissidents “Human Traffic”
Richard Davies & The Dissidents “Human Traffic” I guess you could probably call Richard Davies a veteran of the UK music scene. He’s certainly earned his crust playing with the […]
The Dirty Truckers “Second Dose”
The Dirty Truckers “Second Dose” If ever there was a quote that told you all you want to hear about a band then it has to be this description of […]
Craggy Collyde “Wrapped Up In Ribbons”
Craggy Collyde “Wrapped Up In Ribbons” There are probably not many British/Slovak rock and roll bands around but Craggy Collyde have been around since 2018. They offer up a sound […]
The Speedways “Radio Sounds”
The Speedways “Radio Sounds” We absolutely adored The Speedways debut release “Just Another Regular Summer” (see our gushing review here). The fact that just c12 months later they are back […]
FRND CRCL “Internet Noise”
FRND CRCL “Internet Noise” FRND CRCL formed in 2018 and despite their very ‘now’ name, actually promise a sound that echoes the early 2000s heyday of pop-punk. They have combined […]
David Ryder Prangley “Black Magic and True Love”
David Ryder Prangley “Black Magic and True Love” The name David Ryder Prangley will be familiar to many of you as the former singer with the wonderful Rachel Stamp. They […]
The False Positives
The False Positives The False positives are a Rochester, NY rock n roll band and you can actually get a hold of some of their tracks via their band camp […]
Ratboys “Printer’s Devil”
Ratboys “Printer’s Devil” Care needs to be taken not to mistake Ratboys with the UK’s own Ratboy (who is actually an excellent act producing songs with a Jamie T vibe). […]
Wyldlife “Year of The Snake”
Wyldlife “Year of The Snake” We loved Wyldife’s last album (https://thesoulofaclown.com/2017/12/27/wyldlife-out-on-your-block/) so were excited to hear this new release. Let’s face it, they certainly have the ‘cool credentials’ you’d want […]
Brendan Benson “Dear Life”
Brendan Benson “Dear Life” It still annoys us that many people will predominantly know Brendan Benson as being in The Raconteurs “with Jack White”. This is ignoring the fact that […]
Answering Machine “Bad Luck”
Answering Machine “Bad Luck” We were a bit worried when we heard that Answering Machine included two teachers in the band. That made us feel old and also had us […]
High On Stress “Hold Me In”
High On Stress “Hold Me In” Let’s be honest, given High On Stress reference Wilco and The Replacements as influences, that’s almost enough to guarantee a good review from us […]
Waxahatchee “Saint Cloud”
Waxahatchee “Saint Cloud” Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield, is an artist who always seems to grow from album to album. Her releases are always full of emotive and personal songs. This, somewhat […]
Duck and Cover “Two Shots”
Duck and Cover “Two Shots” There are so few bands releasing great rock n roll music, we were glad to see that Duck and Cover were back with another EP. […]
Beat City Tubeworks “Top Rock”
Beat City Tubeworks “Top Rock” We don’t know what they put in the water in Scandinavia but somehow it seems to produce more than it’s fair share of brilliant sleazy […]
Ezra Furman “Sex Education OST”
Ezra Furman “Sex Education OST” We have to be honest, we only know of the Netflix show ‘Sex Education’ due to having two teenage daughters! It’s a show which has […]
Rookie “S/t”
Rookie “S/t” We’re not really sure we need to review this album. Instead, you can just read these opening words from their PR and decide if you’re going to give […]
Taylor Young Band “Mercury Transit”
Taylor Young Band “Mercury Transit” Taylor Young Band may be a new name to you, but it features a group of established musicians who have played with an impressive list […]
Spanking Charlene “Find Me Out”
Spanking Charlene “Find Me Out” As sad as it may be, if you watched Neighbours as a teenage boy in the 80s/90s that band name is bound to put a […]
Soraia “Dig Your Roots”
Soraia “Dig Your Roots” It may be questionable how important a label is to a band in the modern music industry. But it’s got to help when you’ve got the […]
Tami Nielson “Chickaboom!”
Tami Nielson “Chickaboom!” A few years ago there was a glut of female singers taking their cue from the old rockabilly/blues sound but adding some modern fighting spirit. We’re talking […]
The Warhawks “Stardust Disco”
The Warhawks “Stardust Disco” The Warhawks are a dynamic, blue-collared indie rock outfit from Gloucester City, NJ. We loved their album “Never Felt So Good”, so were delighted to see […]
Beach Patrol “Levity” and “Making Waves”
Beach Patrol “Levity” and “Making Waves” Bands are sometimes like people and you make your mind up about them within seconds. That’s certainly true about Beach Patrol. It only took […]
Bandaid Brigade “I’m Separate”
Bandaid Brigade “I’m Separate” It’s not that often we get a bio from a band referencing Elton John, Genesis, Springsteen and ABBA as key influences. Let alone one where they […]
The Drowns “Under Tension”
The Drowns “Under Tension” The Drowns are a new act to us, but the band’s line up actually consists of veterans from the punk rock scene. The status of those […]
Scare Taxi “Death By Music”
Scare Taxi “Death By Music” Those of us of a certain age will remember when NME tried to manufacture a scene called the ‘new wave of the new wave’. In […]
Tom Baker “Dirty Snakes”
Tom Baker “Dirty Snakes” Tom Baker is obviously a man who likes to keep himself busy. The fact that he’s roped in the Dirty Truckers to help him on this […]
