Ezra Furman -The Glee Club, Birmingham On 16/2/16
Even before Ezra comes on there are two things which caught our attention. The first was the diversity of the crowd, a real mix of people. This is something which […]
Tag Archives: Indie
Hinds “Leave Me Alone”
Hinds “Leave Me Alone” Hinds first came to our attention when we saw them at Glastonbury Festival where they gave one of the most enthusiastic and fun sets we’ve seen […]
Interview with Flawed Is Beautiful maker Adam Foley
Flawed Is Beautiful is a documentary which tells the story of a music scene that was tagged as ‘The New Wave of New Wave’. Although, perhaps more accurately, it is […]
Jennie Vee “Spying”
Jennie Vee “Spying” This may be the debut album release for NYC based/Canadian born Jennie Vee, but she has already built up an impressive C.V. She has already opened up […]
Red Rooster Festival News
Red Rooster, the small and stunningly situated festival of Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, returns for its third year next summer on 2nd-4th June. Red Rooster have launched their spanking […]
Micah Schnabel “Not The Boy You Used To Know”
Micah Schnabel “Not The Boy You Used To Know” As well as already releasing some brilliant solo material, Micah Schnabel is also a member of the excellent Two Cow Garage. […]
Flawed Is Beautiful DVD Review
“Flawed Is beautiful” DVD Review I guess we all have bands or artists that we are convinced, in a fair world, would have been absolutely huge (Enuff Z’ Nuff, Jesse […]
The Ravines “Everything’s Fine”
The Ravines “Everything’s Fine” The Ravines first caught our eye when we saw reference to the fact that songwriter Chris Corney has been a member of The Quireboys. However, don’t […]
Craig Finn “Faith In The Future”
Craig Finn “Faith In The Future” The fact that you’re reading this site probably means you know enough about music to know who Craig Finn is. Just in case you […]
Gypsies Of Bohemia “Gyp Pop”
Gypsies Of Bohemia “Gyp Pop” Gypsies of Bohemia were another band that we stumbled across at SGP and were amazed by. Gyp Pop may be a new genre of music […]
Ming City Rockers “S/T”
Ming City Rockers “S/T” Unusually, we’re a bit late on the scene in reviewing this release from The Ming City Rockers. However, we were blown away by their set at […]
Great Cynics “I Feel Weird”
Great Cynics “I Feel Weird” Great Cynics were one of our highlights from this year’s brilliant 2000 Trees festival (see our review here https://thesoulofaclown.com/2015/07/21/2000-trees-festival-9th-11th-july-2015-review/) What most impressed us about their […]
Bully “Feels Like”
Bully “Feels Like” Having generated a lot of press attention, this debut album from the Nashville four piece is somewhat eagerly awaited now. Given that it is being described as […]
Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton 23rd – 26th July 2015
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Fraidies “Try Again
The Fraidies “Try Again” There’s something great about hearing that The Fraidies only came together to fill a bill at Seattle’s Sunset Tavern. That easy going feel and the fact […]
Chris Richards & The Subtractions “A Smattering Of Mystery & Sound
Chris Richards & The Subtractions “A Smattering of Mystery & Sound” Chris Richards may not be a household name, yet, but he is no newcomer to the scene. He has […]
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. […]
The Soul Of A Clown 