2000 Trees Festival 9th – 11th July 2015 Review
Ok, let’s get this out of the way, early doors, it is hard for us to be unbiased about 2000 trees, as it is undoubtedly one of our favourite festivals. […]
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Danny & The Champions Of The World “What Kind Of Love”
Danny & The Champions Of The World “What Kind Of Love” Danny & The Champions Of The World are one of those bands whose name we have seen around for […]
Peachfuzz “Raising High Your Bright Halo Of Stars”
Peachfuzz “Raise High Your Bright Halo Of Stars” This is the third full length release from Peachfuzz, one of a few bands who aren’t ashamed to admit their power pop […]
Donald Cumming “Out Calls Only”
Donald Cumming “Out Calls Only” The name Donald Cumming may not immediately be familiar to you. However, we are sure that you will remember his previous band, The Virgins. They […]
Gentlemen Rogues “A History So Repeating”
Gentlemen Rogues “A History So Repeating” This is the second EP from Gentlemen Rogues who are from Austin, Texas. When the press release mentioned that, amongst others, the band had […]
Florence & The Machine “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”
Florence & The Machine “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” We commenced this review before Florence was promoted to her new found status as queen of Glastonbury. The unfortunate loss […]
Fraser A Gorman
Fraser A Gorman “Slow Gum” It may not be immediately apparent by his look or indeed sound but Fraser A Gorman is actually from Melbourne. It may also come as […]
The Damnwells “S/T”
The Damnwells “S/T” Whilst The Damnwells are a new band to us, this is actually there fifth release. In fact the band have even had a documentary made about them […]
Beach Slang “Broken Thrills”
Beach Slang “Broken Thrills” This is Philadelphia three piece, Beach Slang’s first release here in the UK and is actually a compilation of earlier releases. They are described enticingly as […]
Three Kings High “Hail”
Three Kings High “Hail” Three Kings High are a hardworking UK band who have gigged heavily and released a number of singles and Eps. This does, however, represent their first […]
Jesse Malin Interview
Jesse Malin Interview True rock n roll stars are a very rare commodity these days, but Jesse Malin is one of those. He has not only produced some of our […]
The Riptide Movement “Getting Through”
The Riptide Movement “Getting Through” The Riptide Movement may be a new band to you but that is unlikely to remain the case for long. The band hail from Dublin […]
Banditos “S/T”
Banditos “S/T” In many ways, Banditos really start with way too much of an advantage for us to review this record impartially. Firstly, this debut album is released on Bloodshot […]
Total Babes “HeyDays”
Total Babes “Heydays” Total Babes were formed in 2010 by Jayson Gerycz of Cloud Nothings and his friend Christopher Brown as an outlet for pop songs that could not be […]
Courtney Barnett “Sometime I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Courtney Barnett “Sometime I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit” Unless you have been sat under a rock for the last few months, it is highly unlikely that […]
Tim Vantol “If We Go Down, We Will Go Together!”
Tim Vantol “If We Go Down, We Will Go Together!” We are sure that those of you who read our interview with Tim Vantol (https://thesoulofaclown.com/2015/04/21/tim-vantol-interview/) will be eagerly awaiting news […]
Rhino And The Ranters “The Hanging Room”
Rhino And The Ranters – “The Hanging Room” We first stumbled across Rhino And The Ranters when we saw they were playing at the Lunar Festival and were being described […]
Kail Baxley “A Light That Never Dies”
Kail Baxley “A Light That Never Dies” Sometimes the only introduction you need to an album, is to hear the words of the artists themselves. Kail Baxley has described his […]
Tim Vantol Interview
Tim Vantol Interview Tim Vantol is a Dutch musician who released his debut, “Road Sweet Road” in2010 and has just released his new album “If We Go Down, We Will […]
The Silver Bayonets “The Pain Inside Your Head”
The Silver Bayonets “The Pain Inside Your Head” The Silver Bayonets are a London- based indie rock band who, we are delighted to learn, love vocal harmonies. This is especially […]
Steve Baskin “Dead Rock Star”
Steve Baskin “Dead Rock Star” If we’re honest, Steve Baskin pretty much won us over when we read that we’d hear a lot of influences in his music from KISS […]
Luke Leighfield “V”
Luke Leighfield “V” This is Luke Leighfield’s fifth album and he is clearly a man who is determined to put in the effort to make sure his music is heard. […]
Tim Vantol touring the UK this month
Tim Vantol If We Go Down, We Will Go Together Tim Vantol will be hitting the UK with Chuck Ragan at the end of March, then returning with Hit The […]
Ryan Allen & His Extra Arms “Heart String Soul”
Ryan Allen & His Extra Arms “Heart String Soul” It’s always really cool when a love of one artist leads you to discovering even more great acts. When we saw […]
Jonathan Rundman “Look Up”
Jonathan Rundman “Look Up” “Look Up” is actually the first album of all-new songs in a decade from Minneapolis- based singer/songwriter Jonathan Rundman. He certainly has a wide range of […]
Nick Piunti “Beyond The Static”
Nick Piunti “Beyond The Static” We were a bit late stumbling upon Nick Piunti’s work but we absolutely loved his last release “13 In My Head”, which was a corking […]
American Scarecrows “Yesteryear”
American Scarecrows “Yesteryear” Maybe it’s because we do so many reviews, but when we read the comment in American Scarecrows Bio that “We spend so much time dissecting music and […]
Asylums “Wet Dream Fanzine”
Asylums “Wet Dream Fanzine” EP Asylums are a young band who are already creating a great deal of interest with the coolest radio stations and DJs. They are also taking […]
The Sidekicks “Runner In The Nerved World”
The Sidekicks “Runner In The Nerved World” It’s always somewhat heart-warming when you comes across a band which are essentially just a group of guys who grew up together with […]
Latitude announces full line up
The festival news keeps coming thick and fast with Latitude announcing a typically eclectic and exciting line up: OBELISK ARENA ALT-J, PORTISHEAD NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS MANIC STREET PREACHERS, […]
The Soul Of A Clown 