Colt 45 “The Tide Is Turning”
Colt 45 “The Tide Is Turning” Maybe it’s something in the water but there has been a bit of an upsurge in quality punk rock n roll bands in the […]
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Electric River “The Faith & Patience”
Electric River – The Faith & Patience There has been a real shortage of quality UK rock acts over the last few years, but thankfully Electric River are looking to […]
Cory Branan “The No Hit Wonder”
Cory Branan – “The No Hit Wonder” It’s arguable if we really need to review this album, instead you perhaps just need to read this quote from Frank Turner: “Simply […]
The Dead Formats “At Sixes & Sevens”
The Dead Formats “At Sixes & Sevens” The Dead Formats first came to our attention having seen them at 2000 Trees festival (see our review here https://thesoulofaclown.com/2014/07/19/2000-trees-festival-2014/). It was one […]
Skid Row “United World Rebellion” and “Rise Of The Damnation Army”
Skid Row “United World Rebellion” and “Rise Of The Damnation Army” Skid Row are one who amongst all the odds have managed to survive all that the rock n roll […]
Wonder Villains “Rocky”
Wonder Villains- Rocky It’s great to hear Wonder Villains describe themselves as a party pop band because sometimes that’s just what you need to listen to. This is the debut […]
The Moons “Mindwaves”
The Moons “Mindwaves” We are introduced very easily into the album with “Luna Intro” which builds in to “Society” which has a kind of groovy, psychedelic sound that hints of […]
Eureka California “Crunch”
Eureka California “Crunch” This is actually Eureka California’s second album in 18 months so they clearly don’t like hanging around. This is actually true of the songs as well which […]
AJ Ellis “Bury The Devil”
AJ Ellis “Bury The Devil” This is the debut album from AJ Ellis but he is no newcomer to the music scene. Antony Ellis is the front man on Five […]
Rival Sons “Great Western Valkyrie”
Rival Sons “Great Western Valkyrie” The latest release from Rival Sons was actually released in June and it just kind of feels like the time may well be right for […]
CJ Wildheart “Mable” album review
CJ Wildheart “Mable” It may have been seven years since his first solo album but he has certainly been busy. Somewhat unusually not only is he releasing an album but […]
Dinosaur Pile Up “Nature Nurture” Album Review
Dinosaur Pile Up – “Native Nurture” Somehow, Dinosaur Pile Up have escaped our notice up until now, which is strange given not only how good they are but the fact […]
Allah-Las “Worship The Sun” Album Review
Allah-Las “Worship The Sun” This is the second album from Allah-Las and it certainly has an apt title for this band who hail from LA. They certainly have echoes of […]
Rockstars On Mars “S/T” Album Review
Rockstars On Mars Rockstars on Mars may be a new sleaze rock band from Gothenburg but that does not mean they are without a degree of glam metal pedigree. Singer […]
Viceroy Crux “Round Dice” Album Review
Viceroy Crux – “Round Dice” Viceroy Crux are a three piece led by Terry Stirling Jr, who is the writer, singer and guitarist. They are a brand new American band […]
Kristy Majors & The Thrill Kills “S/T”
Kristy Majors & The Thrill Kills – S/T Kristy Majors will be a name well known to Glam Metal fans, due to his band Pretty Boy Floyd. When they released […]
The Old 97’s “Most Messed Up” album review
The Old 97’s – “Most Messed Up” It does seem kind of odd that on the week we have reviewed the new album from the latest hip young thing, Lana […]
Blacklist Royals “Die Young With Me” album review
Blacklist Royals – “Die Young With Me” Rather than doing a huge intro on the band here, we suggest (once you’ve finished reading this review!) that you head over to […]
Lana Del Rey – “Ultraviolence” Album Review
Lana Del Rey – “Ultraviolence” It’s fair to say that Lana Del Rey is very much one of the hippest stars in the music world at the moment. This new […]
Ed Tang & The Chops – “S/T” Album Review
Ed Tang & The Chops – “S/T” If the cool name alone isn’t enough to attract you to this EP, then the fact that comparisons to the likes of bands […]
Cheap Girls – “Famous Graves” Album Review
Cheap Girls – “Famous Graves” Extra Mile records are one of those labels where you kind of know that any release is going to be one of quality. This is […]
Cocktail Slippers “People Talk” Album Review
Cocktail Slippers – “People Talk” Cocktail Slippers are an all-girl rock band from Oslo, Norway. The band was formed in 2001 and the debut album “Rock It” was released the […]
The Dirty Guv’nahs – “Hearts On Fire” Album Review
The Dirty Guv’nahs – “Hearts On Fire” The Dirty Guv’nahs’ “Hearts On Fire” was released earlier this year and actually debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in the […]
Lake Street Dive “Bad Self Portraits” Album Review
Lake Street Dive “Bad Self Portraits” “Bad Self Portraits” is the latest album by Lake Street Dive, a band who have actually been together for nearly a decade after meeting […]
Smash Fashion “Big Cat Love” Album Review
Smash Fashion “Big Cat Love” For those in the know, Smash Fashion are actually something of a rock n roll super group. Hailing out of LA they feature Johnny Depp’s […]
The Menzingers “Rented World” Album Review
The Menzingers – “Rented World” The Menzingers really stepped up to the plate with their last release, “The Impossible Past” which was a quite stunning release. It really launched them […]
Matty James – “Last One To Die” album review
Matty James – “Last One To Die” Matty James is what you might call a proper rock n roll troubadour or alternatively a guitar slinger. He has already released a […]
Mean Creek – “Local Losers” Album Review
Mean Creek – “Local Losers” “Local Losers” is the latest release from Boston based quartet Mean Creek. This is an exciting young band who share some key influences such as […]
Nick Piunti – “13 In My Head” Album Review
Nick Piunti – “13 In My Head” It’s probably fair to say that Nick Piunti is a bit of a veteran in the power pop world given he goes way […]
The Bermondsey Joyrideres – “Flamboyant Thugs” Album Review
The Bermondsey Joyriders “Flamboyant Thugs” It is fairly rare to find a band that wants to incorporate both a traditional punk sound with a sense of ambition, but that’s certainly […]
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