Kula Shaker “Wormslayer”
Kula Shaker “Wormslayer” It’s probably fair to say that very few people would’ve expected Kula Shaker to be releasing new material some 30 years after the height of Brit pop. […]
Tag Archives: power pop
Y Not Festival reveal their headliners for 2026
Dizzee Rascal, Kaiser Chiefs, Scissor Sisters, The Vaccines, Rizzle Kicks, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Happy Mondays, The Royston Club, The Snuts, The Fratellis, The Enemy, Lottery Winners, Scouting For Girls, Ash*, […]
Truck Festival 24-27 July, Hill Farm, Oxfordshire.
Truck Festival 24-27 July, Hill Farm, Oxfordshire. It’s immediately a joyful experience arriving at Truck Festival – no queues, no hassle and camp site staff volunteering help with finding a […]
Bearded Theory 21-25 May 2025
Bearded Theory 21-25 May 2025 It’s hard to believe that 12 months ago the run up to Bearded Theory was plighted with issues due to huge amounts of rain. This […]
2000TREES FESTIVAL 2025 NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT
2000TREES FESTIVAL 2025 NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDES – HOT MILK, THE HUNNA, PRESS CLUB, TWIN ATLANTIC, PUPPY, KAREN DIÓ, HEVENSHE + MORE ALSO – FRANK TURNER TO PLAY “LOVE IRE & SONG” IN THE FOREST […]
Pearl Charles “Desert Queen”
Pearl Charles “Desert Queen” Pearl Charles is a singer-songwriter based in Joshua Tree, California and is a new artist to us, but has already released a couple of albums. This […]
Canned Pineapple “Big Break”
Canned Pineapple “Big Break” We have no idea where Canned Pineapple got their name from or if there is any particular rationale behind it. But it’s certainly one that caught […]
Matt Edible and The Obtuse Angels “The Optometrist”
Matt Edible and The Obtuse Angels “The Optometrist” Matt Edible is a new name to us (and what a name) but is a renowned member of the Hull music scene, […]
2000TREES FESTIVAL 2025 NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT
2000TREES FESTIVAL 2025 NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY INCLUDES – VUKOVI, SPRINTS, BIG SPECIAL, BABY LASAGNE, FUTURE OF THE LEFT, SNAYX, PANIC SHACK, THE MEFFS, BLOOD COMMAND, VOWER, UNPEOPLE, WITCH FEVER, DELTA […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL REVEALS FULL LINE UP FOR ITS 11th EDITION
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL REVEALS FULL LINE UP FOR ITS 11th EDITION Back in November, Red Rooster festival shared the first wave of 15 incredible artists set to take our stages, and […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 2025…… 29th -31st May 2025 Euston Hall, Suffolk JD McPherson, Samantha Fish, Jerron Paxton, Thee Sinseers, The Altons, DeWolff, Jim Jones Allstars, Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, JP Harris, Twinnie, David Viner, Emily Zeck, Too Bad Jims and The Zipheadsand many more to be announced JD McPherson is back and plays his first UK shows in 7 years on the back of his brilliant new album Nite Owls. JD has […]
Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men “Up And Out Of It”
Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men “Up And Out Of It” Regular readers of http://www.thesoulofaclown.com will know that we are huge fans of Nick Piunti. He’s got to be one […]
Kids In Glass Houses “Pink Flamingo”
Kids In Glass Houses “Pink Flamingo” For many readers, the name Kids in Glass Houses will be a real blast from the past. They were a band that were tied […]
Tamar Berk “Good Times For A Change”
Tamar Berk “Good Times For A Change” Tamar Berk is one of those artists that we kept hearing a lot of good things about but somehow have failed to give […]
Rich Ragany – “You Can Get Dark With Me”
Rich Ragany – “You Can Get Dark With Me” We always feel we should declare an interest when reviewing the material of Rich Ragany. Partly because we have been long […]
Extra Arms “Radar”
Extra Arms “Radar” We’ve been a huge fan of all the stuff that Ryan Allen has done both solo and as part of a group. His work with Extra Arms […]
The Wesleys “S/T”
The Wesleys “S/T” If we’re honest, the first thing that attracted us to The Wesleys was the hope their name may have been inspired by the Norwich legend Wesley Hoolahan. […]
Steve Conte “The Concrete Jangle”
Steve Conte “The Concrete Jangle” We have no fear in declaring our love for the work and ability of Steve Conte. Let’s face it, any musician who has been asked […]
Marc Valentine “Basement Sparks”
Marc Valentine “Basement Sparks” I guess many of us have one of those bands that we are convinced should be huge but inexplicably have not been picked up by the […]
Julianna Riolino at The Tin, The Coal Vaults, Coventry on 7/12/23
Julianna Riolino at The Tin, The Coal Vaults, Coventry on 7/12/23 First things first we need to pay credit to Joe Colombi at Sink or Swim Promotions. It seems like […]
Autogramm “Music That Humans Can Play”
Autogramm “Music That Humans Can Play” We loved the previous releases by Autogramm (see our reviews here and here) so were delighted to have this new release drop in our […]
The Tearaways “And For Our Next Trick”
The Tearaways “And For Our Next Trick” Given this album is on the brilliant Dirty Water records label you kind of know it’s going to be good. But when it’s […]
The Evening Sons “Tracks”
The Evening Sons “Tracks” We’re always in two minds when a press release references bands we like. On the one hand, we think great this should be good. But it […]
Danny the K “Cigarettes and Silhouettes”
Danny the K “Cigarettes and Silhouettes” This is the debut release from Danny Kopko who is a also a member of a number of some other band you may well […]
Kurt Baker “Rock N Roll Club”
Kurt Baker “Rock N Roll Club” Kurt Baker is a bit of a workhorse in the power pop world and is constantly putting out material either as a solo artist […]
The Speedways Triple Platinum
The Speedways Triple Platinum In some ways we’re not sure we should need to review this album. If you’ve read our reviews of The Speedways previous albums (just another regularsummer, […]
Bearded Theory 26-28 May 2023, Catton Hall.
Bearded Theory 26-28 May 2023, Catton Hall. It was our first time at Bearded Theory and with the promise of glorious weather and it marking the start of our festival […]
Ryan Allen “The Last Rock Band”
Ryan Allen “The Last Rock Band” If there is one person who is competing with Rich Ragany for the hardest working man in rock title, then it’s probably Ryan Allen. […]
Rich Ragany & The Digressions “What We Do (To Not Let Go)”
Rich Ragany & The Digressions “What We Do (To Not Let Go)” Anybody who has read any of our reviews of Rich Ragany’s previous output will know that we are […]
Fuzzbubble “Cult Stars From Mars”
Fuzzbubble “Cult Stars From Mars” There are some bands who deliver an absolute classic album and then just seem to disappear from view. That’s certainly the case with Fuzzbubble who […]
The Soul Of A Clown 