The faithful gun dog guitarist Kid Congo Powers spent his early years loping alongside various legends of the blues punk aristocracy, retrieving wounded rock and roll riffs for The Cramps, Gun Club, and Nick Cave.
But his third album with The Pink Monkeybirds buffs the black leather with bright shards of Fifties sci-fi sonics.
Echoed vocals and analogue keyboards blend with brothel creeper licks and cocktail lounge twangs to conjure a Tiki bar vision of a Tupperware future.
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Idrie, Youtube
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read