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Mr. Blues Explosion is still lighting the torches and ringing the bells, singing and preaching from the rooftops, live on the world stage, on the airwaves, via satellite, and right here, right now, on a brand new record, Songs Of Personal Loss And Protest, which will be released on June 26 in Europe. Across twelve brand new songs, Jon tears his heart out singing songs torn from the front page and beyond. "I'm in a time of spiritual reckoning," Jon confides. "These past few years there has been a lot of emotional conflict and personal loss and the passing of time takes its toll. Losing friends, losing family, and all of this set against a world gone topsy turvy where it feels like we are losing basic freedoms. I'm trying to balance a lot of things, but the answer is always rock'n'roll."

Marc Riley’s “Album of the Year 2022” “A sonic witchdoctor who’ll blow your mind” – Uncut **** “Hugely entertaining” – Mojo **** Spencer Gets It Lit is his most complex, groovy, and fun record in years; a dark and danceable odyssey – both a studied take-down of the early 21st century, and a celebration of the place where electricity meets the mind. Spencer himself says “Send out the HIT signal! This is the most uncompromising record I’ve ever made!” With Sam Coomes (Quasi) and Bob Bert (Pussy Galore, Sonic Youth) and of course Jon Spencer (Blues Explosion, Boss Hog, Heavy Trash). Spencer mixes hitmaking with troublemaking, calling out Zuckerberg, Bezos, and, er, Jagger (“You got nothin' on me!!”). Spencer Gets It Lit is classic Jon Spencer taken to the extremis –electro-boogie, constructivist art pop, a cocktail of industrial sleaze and futurist elegance.

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Sun Cutter (real name Kevin Pearce) hails from Colchester in Essex, England. Three years ago at the age of 33, Kevin suffered a heart attack (on a golf course). As well as having to redress some lifestyle habits, his rehabilitation involved writing and recording the Sun Cutter project. It is an album of driving, harmony-drenched indie-soul folk-pop/rock that looks to the light for reflection. Songs of love and protest befit the man, and his politics of empathy, evident in his lyrics, are also demonstrated by his dayjob as a mental health worker (Mind). His tone and delivery sometimes reveal John Lennon, Tim Buckley and Bob Dylan as an influence. Co-produced with pal Dean Honer (Moonlandingz, Eccentronic Research Council, Pins).

Marc Riley's "Album of the Year 2022" "A sonic witchdoctor who'll blow your mind" - Uncut **** "Hugely entertaining" - Mojo **** Spencer Gets It Lit is his most complex, groovy, and fun record in years; a dark and danceable odyssey - both a studied take-down of the early 21st century, and a celebration of the place where electricity meets the mind. Spencer himself says "Send out the HIT signal! This is the most uncompromising record I've ever made!" With Sam Coomes (Quasi) and Bob Bert (Pussy Galore, Sonic Youth) and of course Jon Spencer (Blues Explosion, Boss Hog, Heavy Trash). Spencer mixes hitmaking with troublemaking, calling out Zuckerberg, Bezos, and, er, Jagger ("You got nothin' on me!!"). Spencer Gets It Lit is classic Jon Spencer taken to the extremis -electro-boogie, constructivist art pop, a cocktail of industrial sleaze and futurist elegance.

Marc Riley's "Album of the Year 2022" "A sonic witchdoctor who'll blow your mind" - Uncut **** "Hugely entertaining" - Mojo **** Spencer Gets It Lit is his most complex, groovy, and fun record in years; a dark and danceable odyssey - both a studied take-down of the early 21st century, and a celebration of the place where electricity meets the mind. Spencer himself says "Send out the HIT signal! This is the most uncompromising record I've ever made!" With Sam Coomes (Quasi) and Bob Bert (Pussy Galore, Sonic Youth) and of course Jon Spencer (Blues Explosion, Boss Hog, Heavy Trash). Spencer mixes hitmaking with troublemaking, calling out Zuckerberg, Bezos, and, er, Jagger ("You got nothin' on me!!"). Spencer Gets It Lit is classic Jon Spencer taken to the extremis -electro-boogie, constructivist art pop, a cocktail of industrial sleaze and futurist elegance.

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