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