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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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Stuart, Chortle
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Bosco239, youtube
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk