Donna Dunne & The Mystery Men “Voodoo”
Donna Dunne & The Mystery Men “Voodoo” Donna Dunne is described as a retro-revamped Americana styled artist from Dublin. That might remind you of the last (only?!?) really famous female […]
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Bullet Proof Lovers “Shot Through The Heart”
Bullet Proof Lovers “Shot Through The Heart” We’ve previously reviewed this band last EP and absolutely loved it. SO we were really looking forward to this full release. Of course, […]
Tom Baker and The Snakes “Look Out Tower”
Tom Baker and The Snakes “Look Out Tower” Having recently reviewed the brilliant new album from Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop, we were excited to hear comparisons being made between […]
Hanni El Khatib “Savage Times”
Hanni El Khatib “Savage Times” It’s weird how you can discover an artist and the coincidences that then surround it. We saw Hanni’s album “Head In The Dirt” whilst browsing […]
The Amorettes “White Hot Heat”
The Amorettes “White Hot Heat” Somewhat unusually, we are a bit late on the up take with reviewing this album by The Amorettes. But having heard one of their tracks […]
Electric Swing Circus “It Flew By”
Electric Swing Circus “It Flew By” Electric Swing Circus will always bring back fond memories for us as we first stumbled across them at our debut coverage of Secret Garden […]
The Sly Persuaders “S/T
The Sly Persuaders “S/T We’ve never really believed in the old adage that you should never judge a book (album) by its cover. Certainly, the cover of this self titled […]
The Cheap Cassettes “All Anxious, All The Time”
The Cheap Cassettes “All Anxious, All The Time” The Cheap Cassettes may hail from Seattle, but this is no dreary grunge band. Quite the opposite, they actually promise a sound […]
Francine “The Story Of Francine” And “Still Burning”
Francine “The Story Of Francine” Spotify may have it’s haters, but there’s no doubting that it can help people discover new music. Francine first came to our attention as they […]
Hunters “Dead End”
Hunters “Dead End” Hunters have an immediate head start on most bands, as they hail from Helsinki, Finland. We don’t know what they put in Scandinavian water, but they produce […]
Dot Dash “Searchlights”
Dot Dash “Searchlights” Dot Dash have been around for a few years now and have an impressive back catalogue of albums, with “Searchlights” being their most recent release. They certainly […]
Tango Pirates “Danger! Children At Play”
Tango Pirates “Danger! Children At Play” Tango Pirates are a band who have been around for a while now, but with a changing line up. However, the one consistent member […]
Alex Maiorano and The Black Tales “Everything Boom”
Alex Maiorano and The Black Tales “Everything Boom” Sometimes, you just see a band name and an album cover and kind of know that they’re a group for you. Perhaps […]
Sad 13 “Slugger”
Sad 13 “Slugger” Sad 13 is actually Sadie Dupuis, who is the singer of the grunge-pop band Speedy Ortiz. That’s a band who have actually passed us by (although we […]
T-99 “Bedlam”
T-99 “Bedlam” T-99 are a roots rocking trio from Amsterdam who are new to us but have been touring all over Europe since 1999. They offer up a sound which […]
Catl “This Shakin’ House”
Catl “This Shakin’ House” We mainly like to stick to recent releases on this site but occasionally even we miss out on a great album. Certainly, when we heard Catl […]
Savoy Motel “S/T”
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 […]
The Ghost Of Lovers “S/T”
The Ghost Of Lovers “S/T” We pride ourselves on our knowledge, and indeed love, of 80/90’s Hair Metal/Glam/Sleaze rock (you won’t find many sites brave enough to admit that these […]
CRX “New Skin”
CRX “New Skin” Like everyone, we’ve enjoyed plenty of Stroke’s songs (especially their debut album), but we’ve never quite been as enamoured as other people. Sure, they’ve got some great […]
The Computers “Birth/Death”
The Computers “Birth/Death” The Computers first came to our attention following a brilliant performance at 2000 Trees Festival. We immediately went out and bought their “Love Triangles Hate Squares” album […]
Hey! Hello! – “Hey! Hello! Too!”
Hey! Hello! – “Hey! Hello! Too!” There can be no denying that Ginger is a legend in the UK rock music scene. Whilst we have loved lots of his stuff, […]
The De Rellas “Freakshow”
The DeRellas “Freak Show” Sometimes you just know you’re gonna love a band from the moment you hear about them or even see them. That’s the case with us and […]
Cadaver Club “It’s Always The Quiet Ones”
Cadaver Club “It’s Always The Quiet Ones” On first glance, this may not be a band we’d be attracted to. Their look is very much influenced by a B Movie […]
Love Zombies “Passion Fruit”
Love Zombies “Passion Fruit” Love Zombies have been on our radar for some time now, which is no surprise given their love for creating catchy pop punk sounds. They come […]
Steve Conte “International Cover Up”
Steve Conte “International Cover Up” In general, we’re not really a fan of cover versions. However, if Steve Conte is releasing an album of covers you need to step up […]
Big Eyes “Stake My Claim”
Big Eyes “Stake My Claim” Big Eyes are a band led by Kait Eldridge and when we heard that they were trying to “find the perfect balance between punk, hard […]
Pixies “Head Carrier”
Pixies “Head Carrier” Pixies’ last ‘comeback’ album was treated with a bit of a ‘snobbish’ attitude by many critics. For some reason they seemed to take offence at a classic […]
Lydia Loveless “Real”
Lydia Loveless “Real” Lydia Loveless may not be a household name over here in the UK (although this album could easily change that) but we have been following her career […]
Last Great Dreamers “Transmissions From Oblivion”
Last Great Dreamers “Transmissions From Oblivion” We were a little bit nervous when we got this release. After all, we loved the Last Great Dreamers the first time they were […]
Nick Piunti “Trust Your Instincts”
Nick Piunti “Trust Your Instincts” News of a new Nick Piunti album brings a great sense of excitement to http://www.thesoulofaclown.com. We’ve loved all his stuff that we’ve heard. Indeed, his […]
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