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Tag Archives: Pop

The James Clark Institute “The Colour of Happy”

December 16, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The James Clark Institute “The Colour of Happy” We loved the way that the bio for Toronto music based artist James Clark described him as the ‘doctor of pop’ with […]

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The Brothers Steve “Dose”

October 2, 2021by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Brothers Steve “Dose” We absolutely loved The Brothers Steve’s last album “#1” which was a fantastic blast of power pop (should be) hits. Having reached such a high standard […]

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The Speedways “Radio Sounds”

July 1, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Speedways “Radio Sounds” We absolutely adored The Speedways debut release “Just Another Regular Summer” (see our gushing review here). The fact that just c12 months later they are back […]

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The False Positives

June 2, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The False Positives The False positives are a Rochester, NY rock n roll band and you can actually get a hold of some of their tracks via their band camp […]

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Brendan Benson “Dear Life”

May 14, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Brendan Benson “Dear Life” It still annoys us that many people will predominantly know Brendan Benson as being in The Raconteurs “with Jack White”. This is ignoring the fact that […]

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Ezra Furman “Sex Education OST”

April 10, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Ezra Furman “Sex Education OST” We have to be honest, we only know of the Netflix show ‘Sex Education’ due to having two teenage daughters! It’s a show which has […]

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Rookie “S/t”

April 8, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Rookie “S/t” We’re not really sure we need to review this album. Instead, you can just read these opening words from their PR and decide if you’re going to give […]

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Taylor Young Band “Mercury Transit”

April 2, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Taylor Young Band “Mercury Transit” Taylor Young Band may be a new name to you, but it features a group of established musicians who have played with an impressive list […]

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Beach Patrol “Levity” and “Making Waves”

February 18, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Beach Patrol “Levity” and “Making Waves” Bands are sometimes like people and you make your mind up about them within seconds. That’s certainly true about Beach Patrol. It only took […]

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Bandaid Brigade “I’m Separate”

February 4, 2020by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Bandaid Brigade “I’m Separate” It’s not that often we get a bio from a band referencing Elton John, Genesis, Springsteen and ABBA as key influences. Let alone one where they […]

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More Kicks “S/T”

December 13, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

More Kicks “S/T” More Kicks Bandcamp site gives one of the best succinct description of a band that we’ve seen. As ‘pitches’ go this is pretty perfect: “More Kicks is […]

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Christine Smith “Meet Me On The Far Side Of A Star”

December 5, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Christine Smith “Meet Me On The Far Side Of A Star” Christine Smith is an artist we first stumbled upon when she appeared alongside Dave Bielanko at what was a […]

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Extra Arms “Up From Here”

November 24, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Extra Arms “Up From Here” We’ve been fans of Ryan Allen, the main man behind Extra Arms, for quite a few years now. During that time he’s developed from being […]

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Joy Cleaner “You’re So Jaded”

November 3, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Joy Cleaner “You’re So Jaded” Joy Cleaner are new to us but formed in late 2015 and this is their second release. Their debut was praised for its strong hooks […]

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Jeff Whalen “Ten More Rock Super Hits”

October 31, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Jeff Whalen “Ten More Rock Super Hits” A few weeks ago, we reviewed the brilliant album from the band The Brothers Steve (read it here https://thesoulofaclown.com/2019/10/08/the-brothers-steve-1/). We then discovered, with […]

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The Brothers Steve “#1”

October 8, 2019by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

The Brothers Steve “#1” If we tell you that The Brothers Steve includes three former members of the brilliant glam/power pop band Tsar that should be enough to make you […]

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Ezra Furman “Twelve Nudes”

September 15, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Ezra Furman “Twelve Nudes” It’s great to have an artist who is as productive as Ezra Furman. It doesn’t seem like five minutes since we were reviewing his last album, […]

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Redd Kross “Beyond The Door”

August 18, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Redd Kross “Beyond The Door” If there was ever a band who have never got the level of success they deserve (especially in the UK) then it must be Redd […]

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When Young “Reasons To Dream”

July 10, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

When Young “Reasons To Dream” When we read that When Young have an ‘ability to craft spikey yet melodic songs which delve lyrically into everything from love and insecurities to […]

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No Win “Downey”

June 21, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

No Win “Downey” No Win are actually the vehicle for the solo release of Danny Nogueiras the former drummer with Fidlar. We must admit his previous band have passed us […]

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Baby Scream “Things You Can Say To A Stranger”

May 29, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Baby Scream “Things You Can Say To A Stranger” Baby Scream had shamefully fallen off our radar recently. That’s a damn pity as we’d always enjoyed their power pop sound. […]

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Brad Marino “Extra Credit”

May 5, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Brad Marino “Extra Credit” Brad’s obviously a man who likes to keep himself busy. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were reviewing his solo EP and the album […]

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Holy Moly & The Crackers “Take A Bite”

April 6, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Holy Moly & The Crackers “Take A Bite” We reviewed Holy Moly & The Crackers last album Salem (see here) and really loved it. As the band’s name perhaps implies, […]

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Illuminati Hotties “Kiss Yr Frenemies”

January 25, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Illuminati Hotties “Kiss Yr Frenemies” Whilst the name may imply a group, Illuminati Hotties is actually Sarah Tudzin. That fact and the album name already let you know that this […]

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Rich Ragany & The Digressions “Like We’ll Never Make It”

January 5, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Rich Ragany  & The Digressions “Like We’ll Never Make It” Rich Ragany seems like a bit of a music machine. He’s constantly releasing stuff with his band Role Models (whilst […]

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Radar State “Strays”

December 27, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Radar State “Strays” Radar State are a new band and this is their debut release, but they do come with a bit of heritage. It consists of members from indie/punk/emo […]

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The Last Great Dreamers -Asylum, Birmingham 7/12/18

December 9, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Last Great Dreamers –Asylum, Birmingham 7/12/18 Regular readers will know that we are big fans of The Last Great Dreamers. They’re one of those bands that just haven’t really […]

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Juliana Hatfield “Weird”

December 8, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Juliana Hatfield “Weird” Six months ago, if you’d ask us about Juliana Hatfield we would have been at a loss. But, having fallen in love with The Lemonheads “It’s A […]

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Ron Gallo “Stardust Birthday Party”

November 21, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Ron Gallo “Stardust Birthday Party” Even though we get hundreds of requests for reviews a week it’s always a bit nice to find some new music out of the blue […]

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Nick Piunti “Temporary High”

October 14, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Nick Piunti “Temporary High” Regular readers will know that we are great fans of Nick Piunti. He’s an artist who consistently delivers great power pop/pop rock tracks. So, with this […]

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