Kid Congo was a guitarist for hire for Nick Cave, The Gun Club and The Cramps, teaching rock and roll licks to punks who were too cool for school.
His latest album skews a solid foundation of rockabilly rhythms and twangsome strings with strange, echoing, repetitive vocal phrases and surging high end noise, like Kraftwerk playing biker movie theme music. Catsuit Fruit even nods toward the aspirational cocktail lounge Exotica of Martin Denny. Gorilla Rose is the sound of the fifties, but inaccurately recreated by Japanese record collector robots from the 22nd century.
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Hiewy, Youtube
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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FBC, finalgear.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter