Nick Waterhouse – “Holly” Album Review
Nick Waterhouse – “Holly” This is the second album from Californian Nick Waterhouse, and contains his unique perspective on the spirit of American rhythm & blues and rock & roll. […]
Matty James “Official Bootleg, Live Acoustic Rock n Roll Vol 1
Matty James – “Official Bootleg, Live Acoustic Rock N Roll Vol 1” This is a live album which is being released ahead of Matty James’ full album and he is […]
Fake Shark – Real Zombie “Liar” EP Review
Fake Shark–Real Zombie “Liar” It really seems impossible to start this review without making reference to the somewhat unusual name of the band; apparently it is influenced by Lucio Fulci’s […]
Girls, Guns & Glory – “Good Luck” Album Review
Girls, Guns & Glory – “Good Luck” Girls, Guns and Glory are a band who have been around for eight years, many of which they have spent relentlessly touring. Their […]
Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons – “Dirty Rock n Roll” Album Review
Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons – “Dirty Rock N Roll” It is unlikely that Basingstoke is a hot bed of punk rock but that is where the power trio, Pussycat […]
Dave Hughes & The Renegade Folk Punk Band – “Doctors & Dates” Album Review
Dave Hughes & The Renegade Folk Punk Band –“Doctors And Dates” Dave Hughes & the Renegade Folk Punk band are actually a Scottish punk trio and it’s fair to say […]
Jonny Cola & The A Grades “Spitfire” Album Review
Jonny Cola & The A Grades – “Spitfire” How many times do you hear bands talking about having to go through a really difficult time with the recording of an […]
Sons Of The Sea – “S/T” Album Review
Sons Of The Sea- “S/T” Sons Of The Sea is actually the new project by Brandon Boyd, probably best known as the vocalist for the band Incubus. There is, however, […]
Haim Live at Nottingham Rock City 4th March 2014
Haim Nottingham Rock City Tuesday March 4th March 2014 This was Haim’s first show of their UK tour and appropriately it is kicking off at the legendary Rock City (surely […]
Lloyd Yates – “Bring Back The Life” EP Review
Lloyd Yates – “Bring Back The Life” Lloyd Yates is an acoustic artist who is promising great things, as well as the release of this EP, he also played at […]
One If By Land – “In The Fire Of My Youth” Album Review
One If By Land “In The Fire Of My Youth” One If By Land may be a somewhat unusual name for a punk band but it is one that you […]
Mike Mains & The Branches – “Calm Down, Everything Is Fine” Album Review
Mike Mains & The Branches – “Calm Down, Everything is Fine” Mike Mains & The Branches were formed in Texas but flourished as an indie rock collective in Michigan. Having […]
Little Hurricane – “Gold Fever” Album Review
Little Hurricane – “Gold Fever” This is actually the sophomore album of Little Hurricane, who hail from San Diego. It will come as a bit of surprise on listening to […]
Party Dolls – “Love Wars Baby” Album Review
Party Dolls – “Love Wars Baby” Party Dolls are actually a combination of members from a number of other bands which is quite unusual. This includes label mates The District […]
Baby Scream – “Greatest Failures” Album Review
Baby Scream – “Greatest Failures” Well if you were asked to name a great power pop band from Argentina, then you would probably struggle. However, once you have listened to […]
February 2014 Album Reviews
All February’s reviews are now together on a new page for you to see. https://thesoulofaclown.com/reviews/february-2014-album-reviews/ Really proud that in our first full month we have done fourteen reviews. Also nice […]
Pink Cigar – “We’re Gonna Get You Out Of Here” Album Review
Pink Cigar – “We’re Gonna Get You Out Of Here” With a name like Pink Cigar, you kind of know you aren’t going to be dealing with some sort of […]
The Sounds – “Weekend” Album Review
The Sounds “Weekend” This is the fifth album by The Sounds in a career which has impressively continued over two decades now. During that time, there has been something of […]
J Roddy Watson And The Business – “Essential Tremors” Album Review
J Roddy Watson And The Business – “Essential Tremors” This album was actually released in the US last week but, thankfully, it is now to get a UK release on […]
“A Psych Tribute To The Doors” – Various Artists
Various Artists -“A Psych Tribute To The Doors’ Any tribute album is always going to be a difficult one, especially for a legendary band like The Doors. The job is […]
Lydia Loveless – “Somewhere Else” Album Review
Lydia Loveless – “Somewhere Else” Even though it’s only February, it’s been a busy year for Lydia Loveless, having already released an EP earlier in the year and now this […]
Fanfarlo – “Let’s Go Extinct” Album Review
Fanfarlo – “Let’s Go Extinct” Fanfalo are a band who blend a whole load of influences and sounds to create some wonderful music. This does tend to make them difficult […]
Whales In Cubicles – “Death In The Evening” Album Review
Whales In Cubicles – “Death In The Evening” Whales in Cubicles are a London based band who have been building up a lot of momentum and getting some well deserved […]
The Secret Garden Party 2014 preview
PREVIEWS: FESTIVALS / GIGS A Secret Garden Party You will definitely want to be invited to With the dark nights and cold weather now becoming a memory, many of us […]
Nina Persson – “Animal Heart” Album Review
Nina Persson – “Animal Heart” Nina Persson, will perhaps sadly, always be known as being the lead singer of The Cardigans and ‘that song’ from Romeo & Juliet. This is […]
Knocksville – “S/T” Album Review
Knocksville “S/T” This is the debut album from a UK trio who have a rockabilly/psychobilly type sound, but have also managed to expand the song further than those genres. They […]
Hard Fall Hearts Interview
The Hard Fall Hearts are a psychobilly/punk band from San Diego who are doing a great job in bringing this type of music to a modern audience. They manage to […]
The Bullets “Sons Of The Gun” Album Review
The Bullets -“Sons Of The Gun” The Bullets are a relatively new band, but the fact that their debut album, “Sons Of The Gun” is released on Western Star Records […]
Tom Spencer (The Men They Couldn’t Hang/The Loyalties etc!) Interview
Over the years, you sometimes come across people who just seem to have rock n roll in their blood, and Tom Spencer is certainly one of those. It helps that […]
Bree – “All American Girl” Album Review
Bree – “All American Girl” You won’t be able to miss the cover to Bree’s album, as it has her sprawled across the front hugging a classic Gibson Flying V […]
