The Devil’s Daughters with Danny B Harvey Album Review
The Devil’s Daughters with Danny B Harvey Sometimes it doesn’t take a lot to attract us to an album. The fact that The Devils Daughters are two hot girls who […]
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Matthew Ryan “Boxers”
Matthew Ryan “Boxers” Somewhat amazingly, and if we’re honest a bit ashamedly, this album marks our first introduction to Matthew Ryan. He has actually had a career that spans nearly […]
JD Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers “Wild Moon”
JD Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers “Wild Moon” The name JD Wilkes will probably be familiar to you as the front man for The Legendary Shack Shakers. This is him […]
Luke Winslow-King “Everlasting Arms”
Luke Winslow-King “Everlasting Arms” Luke Winslow-King is yet another great artist on the Bloodshot Records label, a label which almost adds a guaranteed level of quality to any release they […]
August and September Album reviews
They’re a bit late (again!!) but the album review pages for August and September have now been published. Thankfully, they are well worth the wait! August in particular was a […]
Colt 45 Interview
One of the best things about http://www.thesoulofaclown.com is that every now and then you get the opportunity to discover a band that just blow you away. That was certainly the […]
Shovels & Rope “Swimmin’ Time”
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 […]
Justin Townes Earle “Single Mothers”
Justin Townes Earle “Single Mothers” Justin Townes Earle has enjoyed an extensive career with this release being his fifth and he is now deservedly being regarded as a forefather of […]
Rob Lynch “All These Nights In Bars Will Somehow Save My Soul”
Rob Lynch “All These Nights In Bars Will Somehow Save My Soul” The fact that this album by Rob Lynch is released on the brilliant Xtra Mile recordings should be […]
Billy The Kid – “Horseshoes and Hand Grenades”
Billy The Kid “Horseshoes and Hand Grenades” This is actually Canadian songwriter Billy The Kid’s fourth album but perhaps the one coming with an added sense of anticipation. This is […]
The Urban Voodoo Machine – “Love, Drink & Death”
The Urban Voodoo Machine “Love, Drink & Death” Anyone who has seen The Urban Voodoo Machine live, will know that they are far more than a band. It is more […]
Red Rooster early bird tickets!
One of our favourite festivals of this year (see our review here https://thesoulofaclown.com/2014/06/15/red-rooster-festival-review-6th-8th-june-2014-euston-hall-suffolk/)has announced the sale of tickets for next year. If you are looking for something to look forward […]
The 69 Cats “Transylvanian Tapes”
The 69 Cats “Transylvanian Tapes” As we reported in our review of their debut EP (see here https://thesoulofaclown.com/2014/03/22/69-cats-bad-things-ep/), The 69 Cats is actually something of a super group as it […]
Electric River “The Faith & Patience”
Electric River – The Faith & Patience There has been a real shortage of quality UK rock acts over the last few years, but thankfully Electric River are looking to […]
Cory Branan “The No Hit Wonder”
Cory Branan – “The No Hit Wonder” It’s arguable if we really need to review this album, instead you perhaps just need to read this quote from Frank Turner: “Simply […]
The Secret Garden Party 2014 Review
Secret Garden Party 2014 Review We must be hitting the point now where this festival’s name is at risk of contravening the office of fair trading rules for mis-description. Given […]
The Gallerist “Twine”
The Gallerist – Twine The Gallerist are a folk-rock trio out of Philadelphia who have just released this EP and are building up a good and enthusiastic following whilst still […]
Allah-Las “Worship The Sun” Album Review
Allah-Las “Worship The Sun” This is the second album from Allah-Las and it certainly has an apt title for this band who hail from LA. They certainly have echoes of […]
2000 Trees Festival 2014
2000 Trees Festival 2014 As soon as you arrive at 2000 Trees you know you are on to something special and in for a good time. A great, central location, […]
Butch Walker “Out Of Focus” DVD Review
Butch Walker –“Out Of Focus” This DVD is billed with the strap line “The music you know, the man you don’t” and to be fair that’s a pretty damn accurate […]
The Old 97’s “Most Messed Up” album review
The Old 97’s – “Most Messed Up” It does seem kind of odd that on the week we have reviewed the new album from the latest hip young thing, Lana […]
Ed Tang & The Chops – “S/T” Album Review
Ed Tang & The Chops – “S/T” If the cool name alone isn’t enough to attract you to this EP, then the fact that comparisons to the likes of bands […]
The Dirty Guv’nahs – “Hearts On Fire” Album Review
The Dirty Guv’nahs – “Hearts On Fire” The Dirty Guv’nahs’ “Hearts On Fire” was released earlier this year and actually debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in the […]
Red Rooster Festival Review 6th – 8th June 2014 Euston Hall, Suffolk
It is always nice to welcome a new festival to the scene, and in particular one like Red Rooster which promised something different, with it’s American South inspired theme. Even […]
Josh Doyle Interview
Most music fans will have at least one artist where they feel it is a mystery that they haven’t achieved world wide fame and acclaim. This is particularly true when […]
2000 Trees Music Festival Interview
The music festival scene really has exploded in the UK over the last few years. This growth has been even more remarkable given the overall demise of small music venues. […]
Lake Street Dive “Bad Self Portraits” Album Review
Lake Street Dive “Bad Self Portraits” “Bad Self Portraits” is the latest album by Lake Street Dive, a band who have actually been together for nearly a decade after meeting […]
Robert Francis And The Night Tide – “Heaven” Album Review
Robert Francis And The Night Tide – “Heaven” Robert Francis has certainly had an interesting musical background, not only is he the son of a classical music producer, but he […]
The Heartbreaks – “We May Yet Stand A Chance” Album Review
The Heartbreaks – “We May Yet Stand A Chance” The Heartbreaks are a great band and also one which can be considered very British. Perhaps this is due to their […]
The Hold Steady – “Teeth Dreams” Album Review
The Hold Steady – “Teeth Dreams” Since their formation in 2004, The Hold Steady have established themselves as one of the best alternative/punk bands around. Indeed,this has seen them produce […]
The Soul Of A Clown 