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The Black Halos “How The Darkness Doubled”

December 16, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Black Halos “How The Darkness Doubled” There are some bands who remain a mystery to the masses but in their own genre and amongst their peers have a legendary […]

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Martha “Please Don’t Take Me Back”

October 20, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Martha “Please Don’t Take Me Back” Indie pop-punk is a style that we find very hard for British bands to pull off. We normally put that down to a lack […]

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Surprise Party “Dull”

March 16, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Surprise Party “Dull” Surprise Party are a trio who offer an intriguing sound that is compared to noise heavy bands like Pavement and Dinosaur Jr but with the added bonus […]

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Baby Shakes “Turn It Up”

January 25, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Baby Shakes “Turn It Up” Baby Shakes are a rock n roll-punk band from New York City (damn that place creates to great bands). The description of their sound is […]

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Doll Hazard “Transatlantic Meltdown”

January 19, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Doll Hazard “Transatlantic Meltdown” This is a release from a duo of Chris Damian Doll and Sandy Hazard who are actually in two other bands, Dirtbag Republic (a band we’ve […]

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The Jackets “Shadow Of Sound”

January 16, 2018by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

The Jackets “Shadow Of Sound” We’ve been going through a bit of a garage rock phase over the last month or so. The Jackets are the latest band to have […]

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The Flux Machine “Hurricane”

December 23, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Flux Machine “Hurricane” The Flux Machine advise that they are aiming to appeal to people “who love fast-paced rock n roll with a slightly bad attitude” which sounds right […]

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Trampolene “Swansea to Hornsey”

December 23, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Trampolene “Swansea to Hornsey” What is it about Wales that allows it to develop so many bands that are determined to demonstrate the powerful influence of escape and childhood memories. […]

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The Darts “Me.Ow”

December 22, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Darts “Me.Ow” We must admit that we find this band’s name a bit of a strange one. We can’t help but picture middle aged, overwight men throwing ‘arrows’ in […]

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Nikki Hill “Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists”

November 19, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Nikki Hill “Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists” Nikki Hill may be a newcomer to you and indeed this is only her second album. But it is quite clear that she is […]

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Jake Starr and The Delicious Fullness “Tastes Good”

November 16, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Jake Starr and The Delicious Fullness “Tastes Good” We don’t know how long Jake Starr and The Delicious Fullness spent choosing their name.. but it’s a damn good one. Also, […]

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Indonesian Junk “Stars In The Night”

November 14, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Indonesian Junk “Stars In The Night” When we heard Indonesian Junks first album (see our review here)we just loved it. Part of its beauty was the band’s willingness to play […]

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Grande Royale “Breaking News”

November 9, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Grande Royale “Breaking News” This is actually the third album from Grande Royale but the first one that we’ve checked out. It certainly comes highly recommended with promises of “powerful […]

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Suspect Parts “S/T”

November 7, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Suspect Parts “S/T” Sometimes a combination of words in a bio just means you know a band is right for you. In terms of Suspect Parts that means reference to […]

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A Bunch Of Jerks “The Long Arm of Professor Kittenpants”

November 5, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

A Bunch Of Jerks “The Long Arm of Professor Kittenpants” We must admit that we weren’t exactly enamoured by this band’s name. But the fact that this is being released […]

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Sisteray “15 Minutes”

May 2, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Sisteray “15 Minutes” Sisteray are a band which are currently building up quite a lot of press hype and expectation in the music industry. That is normally enough to put […]

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Alex Maiorano and The Black Tales “Everything Boom”

December 28, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Alex Maiorano and The Black Tales “Everything Boom” Sometimes, you just see a band name and an album cover and kind of know that they’re a group for you. Perhaps […]

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Sad 13 “Slugger”

December 26, 2016by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

Sad 13 “Slugger” Sad 13 is actually Sadie Dupuis, who is the singer of the grunge-pop band Speedy Ortiz. That’s a band who have actually passed us by (although we […]

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CRX “New Skin”

November 19, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

CRX “New Skin” Like everyone, we’ve enjoyed plenty of Stroke’s songs (especially their debut album), but we’ve never quite been as enamoured as other people. Sure, they’ve got some great […]

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Love/Hate “Before The Blackout”

November 17, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Love/Hate “Before The Blackout” Love/Hate are one of those bands that never quite got the success or acclaim that they truly deserved. They were incorrectly lumped in with the LA […]

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The Computers “Birth/Death”

November 13, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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Fred Abbott “Serious Poke”

October 23, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Fred Abbott “Serious Poke”  The name Fred Abbot may be vaguely familiar, as he was the lead guitarist and keyboard player in Noah & The Whale. If we’re honest, we […]

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Bullet Proof Lovers “S/T”

October 17, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Bullet Proof Lovers “S/T” Let’s be honest, the name Bullet Proof Lovers was enough for us to know we’d want to review this album. The fact it is being released […]

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The Ghost Riders In The Sky “The Death Of Everything New”

October 15, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Ghost Riders In The Sky “The Death Of Everything New” We stumbled, almost literally, across Ghost Riders In the Sky at this year’s 2000 Trees Festival. It was originally […]

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The Doublecross “Keep Bleeding”

October 1, 2016by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

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 […]

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Lydia Loveless “Real”

September 29, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Lydia Loveless “Real” Lydia Loveless may not be a household name over here in the UK (although this album could easily change that) but we have been following her career […]

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Todd Wicks Dream Cruise “S/T”

September 27, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

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 […]

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Last Great Dreamers “Transmissions From Oblivion”

September 25, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Last Great Dreamers “Transmissions From Oblivion” We were a little bit nervous when we got this release. After all, we loved the Last Great Dreamers the first time they were […]

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Brijitte West & The Desperate Hopefuls “From NY With Love”

September 22, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Brijitte West & The Desperate Hopefuls “From NY With Love” Whilst the name Brijitte West may not exactly be a household name in the UK, it is one that is […]

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Nick Piunti “Trust Your Instincts”

September 20, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Nick Piunti “Trust Your Instincts” News of a new Nick Piunti album brings a great sense of excitement to http://www.thesoulofaclown.com. We’ve loved all his stuff that we’ve heard. Indeed, his […]

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