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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires “Deconstructed”
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires “Deconstructed” This is the follow up to the band’s last release “There Is a Bomb in Gilead”. That album actually generated a lot […]
The Delta Routine “You And Your Lion”
The Delta Routine “You And Your Lion” This album is actually the fourth release from The Delta Routine who are a foursome hailing from Milwaukee. According to front man Nick […]
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion “Freedom Tower No Wave Dance Party 2015”
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion “Freedom Tower – “No Wave Dance Party 2015” Whilst The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion may have been around for nearly a quarter of a century, […]
Murder By Death “Big Dark Love”
Murder By Death “Big Dark Love” Murder by Death is a name we recognise but have not actually ever heard any of their albums. Which is a surprise given that […]
Adam Faucett “Blind Water Finds Blind Water”
Adam Faucett “Blind Water finds Blind Water” Adam hails from Little Rock, Arkansas and it has to be said is in possession of a very fine beard… but don’t let […]
Tim Barry “Lost & Rootless”
Tim Barry “Lost & Rootless” We first experienced Tim Barry when he supported Frank Turner. He was a hugely engaging and charismatic musician who managed to capture the audience instantly […]
2000Trees Festival News
It’s fair to say that 2000trees was one of, it not the, favourite festival that we visited last year. This is not only due to its great location, organisation and […]
Justin Townes Earle “Absent Father”
Justin Townes Earle “Absent Fathers” This is Justin’s second release in just under four months and is basically an accompaniment to “Single Mothers”. The albums were actually recorded at the […]
Shakey Graves “And The War Came”
Shakey Graves “And The War Came” The name Shakey Graves is slightly misleading as rather than being a band, it is actually a solo artist called Alejandro Rose-Garcia from Austin, […]
The White Buffalo “Shadows, Greys & Evil Ways” Album Review
The White Buffalo “Shadows, Greys & Evil Ways” The White Buffalo are actually singer/songwriter Jake Smith who as well as his album release has also provided some tracks for the […]
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 […]
Si Cranstoun “Modern Life”
Si Cranstoun “Modern Life” Si Cranstoun is one of those hard working musicians who is finally beginning to see all his efforts over the years pay off. Having spent most […]
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 […]
Chuck Ragan – “Till Midnight” Album Review
Chuck Ragan – “Till Midnight” The album opens up with the absolutely cracking “Something May Catch Fire”, and I’m not sure of the last time I heard such a great […]
