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