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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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Stuart, Chortle
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube