Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Mon 20 Nov
Californian singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet first rose to notoriety in the mid-1980s when he joined LA country rockers Green On Red for their second album, Gas Food Lodging. Having struck out on his own as a solo artist from 1990 onwards, Prophet has continued a successful career as a solo artist, and is touring the UK this month with his band The Mission Express – Stephanie Finch, Kevin White, Vicente Rodriguez and James DePrato.
February of this year saw the release of his latest album, the strikingly titled Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins. Awarded glowing reviews from the likes of The Guardian, Uncut, The Daily Country and PopMatters, it’s a boisterous, punky LP that shows no sign of middle-aged spread, and has whip-smart lyrics. Even comparisons to The Kinks’ Ray Davies don’t feel overly fanciful. Coming Out In Code, Jesus Was A Social Drinker and Bad Year For Rock And Roll are amongst its highlights; the latter of these tackles the glut of high-profile musician deaths during 2016, but the spirit of the album seems to his youthful, 80s-era dalliances with Green On Red.
Chuck is set to bring his tuneful, rootsy sound to Clwb Ifor Bach for the first time this month; a cult artist with a loyal fanbase, expect that to be in evidence here, but it’s not too late to get on board too.
Tickets: £18.50. Info: 029 2023 2199 (BC)