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 […]
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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 […]
Josh Nolan “Fair City Lights”
Josh Nolan “Fair City Lights” “Fair City Lights” is the debut album from Singer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist Josh Nolan. However, there is a sense of a man who has paid his dues peddling […]
Frank Turner Interview January 2015
How long has it been since we’ve really had a genuine new rock n roll legend in the UK? Well, one man who could be close to filling that vacancy […]
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, […]
October, November & December Album Reviews
Rounding off 2014, we have now added the pages for the last quarter album revciews. October was one of our busiest months with a total of 12 album reviews: October […]
While No One Was Looking:Toasting 20 Years Of Bloodshot Records
“While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records” by Various. At http://www.thesoulofaclown.com we have never hidden our love for Bloodshot records. They are like a go to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Sam Green & The Midnight Heist “Wide Awake”
Sam Green & The Midnight Heist “Wide Awake EP” Sam Green & The Midnight Heist actually come from South Devon, not that you would guess that from the name or […]
Rival Sons “Great Western Valkyrie”
Rival Sons “Great Western Valkyrie” The latest release from Rival Sons was actually released in June and it just kind of feels like the time may well be right for […]
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, […]
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 […]
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