The Compulsions “Dirty Fun”
The Compulsions “Dirty Fun” The Compulsions may be a new name to you, for now, but they consist of band members of some distinction. Led by a true rock n […]
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Charlie Overbey & The Broken Arrows “California Kid”
Charlie Overbey & The Broken Arrows To many people the name Charlie Overbey may be very new. Indeed, somewhat sadly many of you won’t have even heard of his former […]
Bully “Feels Like”
Bully “Feels Like” Having generated a lot of press attention, this debut album from the Nashville four piece is somewhat eagerly awaited now. Given that it is being described as […]
Junkyard Choir “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie”
Junkyard Choir “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie” When we heard that Junkyard Choir were another two piece band, if we’re honest, we were tempted to give them a miss. After all, […]
Ezra Furman “Perpetual Motion People”
Ezra Furman “Perpetual Motion People” Now and again, you stumble upon an artist who seems to both offer something unique but also has that star quality. Ezra Furman may well […]
Danny & The Champions Of The World “What Kind Of Love”
Danny & The Champions Of The World “What Kind Of Love” Danny & The Champions Of The World are one of those bands whose name we have seen around for […]
Peachfuzz “Raising High Your Bright Halo Of Stars”
Peachfuzz “Raise High Your Bright Halo Of Stars” This is the third full length release from Peachfuzz, one of a few bands who aren’t ashamed to admit their power pop […]
Donald Cumming “Out Calls Only”
Donald Cumming “Out Calls Only” The name Donald Cumming may not immediately be familiar to you. However, we are sure that you will remember his previous band, The Virgins. They […]
Gentlemen Rogues “A History So Repeating”
Gentlemen Rogues “A History So Repeating” This is the second EP from Gentlemen Rogues who are from Austin, Texas. When the press release mentioned that, amongst others, the band had […]
Florence & The Machine “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”
Florence & The Machine “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” We commenced this review before Florence was promoted to her new found status as queen of Glastonbury. The unfortunate loss […]
Fraser A Gorman
Fraser A Gorman “Slow Gum” It may not be immediately apparent by his look or indeed sound but Fraser A Gorman is actually from Melbourne. It may also come as […]
Northern Faces “S/T”
Northern Faces “S/T” Northern Faces are yet another great band out of the mecca known as New York. Their own bio describes there forming as “It all started after a […]
The Damnwells “S/T”
The Damnwells “S/T” Whilst The Damnwells are a new band to us, this is actually there fifth release. In fact the band have even had a documentary made about them […]
Tad Overbaugh “Beauty & Barbed Wire”
Tad Overbaugh “Beauty & Barbed Wire” This is the first solo album from the roots-rock/Americana singer-song writer Tad Overbaugh. The album features contributions from his former band mate in The […]
Beach Slang “Broken Thrills”
Beach Slang “Broken Thrills” This is Philadelphia three piece, Beach Slang’s first release here in the UK and is actually a compilation of earlier releases. They are described enticingly as […]
John Linberg Trio “Dig It”
John Lindberg Trio “Dig It” John Lindberg Trio hail from Sweden where they have earnt a strong reputation for their live shows, where they have apparently played every single rock […]
Three Kings High “Hail”
Three Kings High “Hail” Three Kings High are a hardworking UK band who have gigged heavily and released a number of singles and Eps. This does, however, represent their first […]
The Riptide Movement “Getting Through”
The Riptide Movement “Getting Through” The Riptide Movement may be a new band to you but that is unlikely to remain the case for long. The band hail from Dublin […]
Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts “Blaster”
Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts- “Blaster” If we’re being honest, the music of Scott Weiland has strangely passed us by. Yeah, we know he was in Stone Temple Pilots and […]
Banditos “S/T”
Banditos “S/T” In many ways, Banditos really start with way too much of an advantage for us to review this record impartially. Firstly, this debut album is released on Bloodshot […]
Total Babes “HeyDays”
Total Babes “Heydays” Total Babes were formed in 2010 by Jayson Gerycz of Cloud Nothings and his friend Christopher Brown as an outlet for pop songs that could not be […]
Courtney Barnett “Sometime I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Courtney Barnett “Sometime I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit” Unless you have been sat under a rock for the last few months, it is highly unlikely that […]
The Crunch “Brand New Brand”
The Crunch “Brand New Brand” It’s always interesting when a group of musicians who are well known for their involvement in a number of bands get together. Sadly, it can […]
Tim Vantol “If We Go Down, We Will Go Together!”
Tim Vantol “If We Go Down, We Will Go Together!” We are sure that those of you who read our interview with Tim Vantol (https://thesoulofaclown.com/2015/04/21/tim-vantol-interview/) will be eagerly awaiting news […]
Rhino And The Ranters “The Hanging Room”
Rhino And The Ranters – “The Hanging Room” We first stumbled across Rhino And The Ranters when we saw they were playing at the Lunar Festival and were being described […]
Kail Baxley “A Light That Never Dies”
Kail Baxley “A Light That Never Dies” Sometimes the only introduction you need to an album, is to hear the words of the artists themselves. Kail Baxley has described his […]
The Silver Bayonets “The Pain Inside Your Head”
The Silver Bayonets “The Pain Inside Your Head” The Silver Bayonets are a London- based indie rock band who, we are delighted to learn, love vocal harmonies. This is especially […]
Steve Baskin “Dead Rock Star”
Steve Baskin “Dead Rock Star” If we’re honest, Steve Baskin pretty much won us over when we read that we’d hear a lot of influences in his music from KISS […]
The Fraidies “Try Again
The Fraidies “Try Again” There’s something great about hearing that The Fraidies only came together to fill a bill at Seattle’s Sunset Tavern. That easy going feel and the fact […]
Chris Richards & The Subtractions “A Smattering Of Mystery & Sound
Chris Richards & The Subtractions “A Smattering of Mystery & Sound” Chris Richards may not be a household name, yet, but he is no newcomer to the scene. He has […]
The Soul Of A Clown 