TOBY SEBASTIAN & FLORENCE PUGHPERFORM DUET IN BRAND NEW VIDEOWATCH ‘MIDNIGHT’ HERE Internationally renowned sibling multi-talents Toby Sebastian and Florence Pugh have released a stunning video for their single ‘Midnight’. Watch here. ‘Midnight’ finds […]
Tyla’s Dogs D’amour “Tree Bridge Cross” Let’s get this out of the way …there will always be some debate and controversy over Tyla’s choice of name for this project and […]
Rich Ragany & The Digressions “Beyond Nostalgia and Heartache” We’ve commented before that Rich Ragany is a bit of a music making machine. Clearly, he wasn’t willing to let something […]
Bit of local news which is unusual for us. But it’s important as Birmingham has been crying out for better music venues for last few years. The Grey Lantern, the […]
Red Rooster is delighted to announce the second wave of artists for 2020 which includes a host of exclusive and special performances headed up by Asleep at the Wheel who celebrate their […]
No Win “Downey” No Win are actually the vehicle for the solo release of Danny Nogueiras the former drummer with Fidlar. We must admit his previous band have passed us […]
The Virgin Marys “Northern Sun Sessions” The Virgin Marys are a band that had been on our horizon but we’d never checked out until they release their EP “Sitting Ducks” […]
The Peawees “Moving Target” If we’re being honest, this band’s name may have put us off listening to this. For us at least, it doesn’t immediately conjure up the image […]
Power-pop rockers Last Great Dreamers have just unveiled the video for their new single. ‘Primitive Man’ is the third single to be taken from the band’s widely acclaimed fourth album […]
Screamin’ Whisper “Filth” Screamin’ Whisper are a young band out of Edinburgh and this is their debut album. Their sound offers refences to jangly pop and to Brit Pop. Both […]
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 […]
Justine & The Unclean “Get Unclean” For regular readers of this site, the fact that this is another release on the Rumbar Records label should be all you need to […]
As hopefully you all know, thesoulofaclown is a labour of love and we don’t earn a penny from it. But if you’re an artist that has benefited from a review […]
The Computers “Birth/Death” The Computers first came to our attention following a brilliant performance at 2000 Trees Festival. We immediately went out and bought their “Love Triangles Hate Squares” album […]
The Doublecross “Keep Bleeding” The Doublecross is actually the name under which Jon Greenwood releases his material. “Keep Bleeding” is his third release and one to feature songs with a […]
Todd Wicks Dream Cruise “S/T” Todd Wicks may not be a name immediately familiar to you. However, he is no new comer as he has been playing around Detroit for […]
LAST GREAT DREAMERS *** Resurgent glam power-pop rockers release new single ‘Glitterball Apocalypse’ on April 15th, via Ray Records, and announce April UK tour as guests of Tigertailz *** Brit […]
LARMER TREE FESTIVAL 2016 13th-17th July http://www.larmertreefestival.co.uk First line-up names announced for Larmer Tree Festival 2016 Larmer Tree Festival returns this summer, presenting the adventurous, the absorbing and the unforgettable, […]
2nd – 4th June 2016 Euston Hall, Suffolk ‘A whisky-sippin’, guitar -strummin’ banjo- pickin’ weekend of Southern Blues, roots & country’ Red Rooster, the Suffolk Rhythm & Blues festival, which […]
Aree And The Pure Heart “Heart Songs” EP Sometimes, you just hear a band name and get the feeling you’re going to like their sound. That was the case for […]
The Lamplighters “Views” If we’re honest, we don’t normally associate Germany with melodic punk rock, but The Lamplighters are aiming to change that. They certainly have a good source of […]
Austin Plaine – “S/T” This is the debut album from Austin Plaine, who is a young singer songwriter hailing from Minneapolis/Nashville. He has a style which is based on […]
The Tall Pines “Fear Is The Devil” EP The Tall Pines are a duo consisting of Connie Lynn Petruk and her partner Christmas Davis. If we’re honest, when we […]
Given it’s one of our favourite festivals, we’re always eagerly awaiting updates about the secret garden party. This is especially true on these long dark nights when we need something […]
Love Zombies –“Be Honest” EP Sometimes you just hear a band name and kind of know you’re going to love them, well at least that is what we thought when […]
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires “Deconstructed” This is the follow up to the band’s last release “There Is a Bomb in Gilead”. That album actually generated a lot […]
Shovels & Rope – “Swimmin’ Time” Husband and wife team Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst were a bit of a surprise hit last year with the release of the […]
We’ve been a bit slack recently updating our album review pages but have decided to use the bonus of a bank holiday to put all our recent reviews on their […]
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 […]
Hi all We are really proud to say that http://www.thesoulofaclown.com has been made website of the month over at Penny Black Music Magazine. Obviously, it’s really brilliant to receive some […]
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