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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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Hiewy, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Idrie, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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World Without End, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Stuart, Chortle
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Danazawa, Youtube