Black Deer Festival 17-19 June 2022
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Neal Francis “In Plain Sight” We were big fans of Neal Francis’ last album “Changes” which was a great combination of modern piano pop and sixties soul (with a dash […]
The Future Shape Of Sound “Shakedown Gospel” The Future Shape Of Sound are a collection of musicians that have come together through their association with Alex McGowan (aka Captain Future) […]
Tuxedo – “Tuxedo II” Tuxedo are a joint project between Jake One and Mayer Hawthorne and you won’t be surprised to learn that this is the second album. The band […]
DJ Format and Abdominal “Still Hungry” Regular readers will know that it isn’t too often that we feature Hip Hop or dance acts. But that tends to mean any acts […]
Savoy Motel “S/T” We’re always keen on hearing a band that has a bit of seventies glam and funk about it. That would certainly appear to be the case with […]
Love/Hate “Before The Blackout” Love/Hate are one of those bands that never quite got the success or acclaim that they truly deserved. They were incorrectly lumped in with the LA […]
White Denim “Stiff” White Denim are one of those band we have been meaning to check out for years, but somehow just never got around to it. Everything we have […]
Sugar Fly “S/T” EP We always like the idea of soul and rock being combined, which is how Sugar Fly describe their sound. When their description includes a band with […]
Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton 23rd July – 26th July 2015 If you haven’t been to the Secret Garden Party (SGP), then you have truly missed out on one of […]
The South London Soul Train Vol 1 This compilation is the latest release from Mickey Smith aka DJ Jazzheadchronic. It acts as an introduction the club night he hosts at […]
Northern Soul: The Film Soundtrack Northern Soul is one of those genres which is known for having such great music, but the question is always ‘where do I start’? Sure, […]
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 […]
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 Dead Formats “At Sixes & Sevens” The Dead Formats first came to our attention having seen them at 2000 Trees festival (see our review here https://thesoulofaclown.com/2014/07/19/2000-trees-festival-2014/). It was one […]
WOW, WHAT A MONTH MARCH WAS ..A TOTAL OF 20 REVIEWS HERE: https://thesoulofaclown.com/reviews/march-2014-album-reviews/ MUST BE SOMETHING THERE FOR EVERYONE TO LIKE, SO PLEASE SHARE THIS PAGE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND […]
J Roddy Watson And The Business – “Essential Tremors” This album was actually released in the US last week but, thankfully, it is now to get a UK release on […]
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – “Give The People What They Want” Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings are a band who have not only played at major festivals […]