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.
Pudabaya, Twitter
Pudabaya, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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World Without End, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Bosco239, youtube
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
Brighton Argus
Brighton Argus
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
Henry Howard Fun, Twitter