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Tag Archives: Alternative

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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The Skinner Brothers “Lonedon”

October 29, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Skinner Brothers “Lonedon” Opening track “Loaded Gun” hits you smack in the face from the off. It’s the perfect mix of early Jamie T delivered with the swaggering rock […]

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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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Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners “S/T”

September 4, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners “S/T” Having seen the band do a fabulous set at 2000 Trees (see review here) we were really excited to hear this album. Our main […]

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The Legendary Swagger “Gypsies, Junkies and Thieves”

August 24, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Legendary Swagger “Gypsies, Junkies and Thieves” When the press release for this album references rawk and roll, punk, garage and hooks it sounds like a release that is just […]

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The Richmond Sluts “Psychoactive Sounds”

July 30, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Richmond Sluts “Psychoactive Sounds” I think we have remarked before that this band had us won over immediately with their name. Thankfully, they have also released a crop of […]

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2000TREES FESTIVAL 6-9 July 2022

July 24, 2022by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

2000TREES FESTIVAL 6-9 July 2022 Regular readers will know that 2000 Trees is one of our favourite festivals and one we most look forward to attending every year. Apart from […]

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Black Deer Festival 17-19 June 2022

July 5, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Black Deer Festival 17-19 June 2022 Eridge Park, Kent The first thing that hit you when arriving at the festival is what a fantastic venue. It is picturesque and there […]

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Xiii Shades of Black Festival – 19 March 2022 – The Facebar Reading

March 22, 2022by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

Xiii Shades of Black Festival – 19 March 2022 – The Facebar Reading. If you read our preview with the Crazy Cowboys, then you’d know that we were really excited […]

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RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR 2022 

February 1, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Time to start getting excited, one of our favourite festivals has announced its line up and it looks like it will be better than ever! (although as this video shows […]

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Red Rooster Festival 27-29 August 2021

September 6, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Red Rooster Festival 27-29 August 2021 The prospect of turning up at the beautiful grounds of Euston Hall for the wonderful Red Rooster festival is always one that brings a […]

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Lovebreakers “Primary Colours”

July 2, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Lovebreakers “Primary Colours” We almost feel we need to declare a public interest in Lovebreakers. There aren’t many bands ‘local’ to us that offer up music that has a kind […]

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Latch Key Kid “Fade In The Light”

May 7, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Latch Key Kid “Fade In The Light” Latch Key Kid is actually the performing name for the singer/songwriter Gavin Heaney. An artist who has released a number of albums both […]

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Kestrels “Dream Or Don’t Dream”

August 17, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Kestrels “Dream Or Don’t Dream” Kestrels bio describes them as a “fuzzy, reverb drenched power-pop band”. That coupled with the promise of an album containing “big hooks and ripping riffs, […]

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Hinds “The Prettiest Curse”

August 7, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Hinds “The Prettiest Curse” We’ve been fans of Hinds ever since we saw them live and were blown away by their sheer enthusiasm. Sadly, it may be a while before […]

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Craggy Collyde “Wrapped Up In Ribbons”

July 7, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Craggy Collyde “Wrapped Up In Ribbons” There are probably not many British/Slovak rock and roll bands around but Craggy Collyde have been around since 2018. They offer up a sound […]

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The False Positives

June 2, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The False Positives The False positives are a Rochester, NY rock n roll band and you can actually get a hold of some of their tracks via their band camp […]

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Ratboys “Printer’s Devil”

May 28, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Ratboys “Printer’s Devil” Care needs to be taken not to mistake Ratboys with the UK’s own Ratboy (who is actually an excellent act producing songs with a Jamie T vibe). […]

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Answering Machine “Bad Luck”

May 8, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Answering Machine “Bad Luck” We were a bit worried when we heard that Answering Machine included two teachers in the band. That made us feel old and also had us […]

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Soraia “Dig Your Roots”

March 11, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Soraia “Dig Your Roots” It may be questionable how important a label is to a band in the modern music industry. But it’s got to help when you’ve got the […]

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The Warhawks “Stardust Disco”

February 26, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Warhawks “Stardust Disco” The Warhawks are a dynamic, blue-collared indie rock outfit from Gloucester City, NJ. We loved their album “Never Felt So Good”, so were delighted to see […]

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Tom Baker “Dirty Snakes”

January 2, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Tom Baker “Dirty Snakes” Tom Baker is obviously a man who likes to keep himself busy. The fact that he’s roped in the Dirty Truckers to help him on this […]

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Gabi Garbutt and The Illuminations “The Discredited Language of Angels”

December 27, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Gabi Garbutt and The Illuminations “The Discredited Language of Angels” This is the debut album from Gabi Garbutt and The Illuminations but, as we understand it, Gabi isn’t new to […]

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Red Rooster festival news

December 10, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Some news to keep you feeling warm over the winter….. Red Rooster festival is delighted to announce the first line-up for its 7th edition, 2020. The 3-day event takes place […]

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2000TREES FESTIVAL 2020 ANNOUNCE FIRST HEADLINERS ‘JIMMY EAT WORLD’

December 3, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

2000TREES FESTIVAL 2020 ANNOUNCE FIRST HEADLINERS ‘JIMMY EAT WORLD’ Thursday 9th / Friday 10th / Saturday 11th July 2020Upcote Farm near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire  Best Medium Sized Music Festival Winner […]

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Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage “Bad Wiring”

November 28, 2019by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage “Bad Wiring” We’d never heard of Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage so had presumed that they were a new band. But in fact Jeffrey Lewis […]

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WIVES “So Removed”

November 6, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

WIVES “So Removed” WIVES hail from Queens in New York and they have a sound that apparently pulses with urgency. Even more appealing is the way their songs are described […]

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Joy Cleaner “You’re So Jaded”

November 3, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Joy Cleaner “You’re So Jaded” Joy Cleaner are new to us but formed in late 2015 and this is their second release. Their debut was praised for its strong hooks […]

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Pete Yorn “Caretakers”

September 27, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Pete Yorn “Caretakers” Ok, firstly we have to admit that we are newcomers to Pete Yorn’s music. But by coincidence we had seen him referenced on a Wilco site and […]

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Starcrawler “Devour You”

September 21, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Starcrawler “Devour You” It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were enjoying the sleazy punk sound of Starcrawler’s debut release. Since then, we’ve seen a somewhat explosive Glastonbury performance. […]

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