Tony Clifton - s/t
(Bricktop Recordings)

Tony Clifton – previously known as Andy Kaufman's very funny alter ego, but now (apparently) also a not so very funny rock band from the south of Sweden. On this self titled EP, Tony Clifton sound both like Radiohead and Turbonegro, but failing to achieve what either of those acts do quite well. The lyrics are banal and clichéd (the song titles must be some of the must unimaginative ever – "No venom", "There's no need to try", "Kill your darling" etc.), and the music at its best sound like something that could be the soundtrack for a tea commercial. Hopefully in a few years, no one will associate the name Tony Clifton with Swedish music, but only with American comedy genius.
- Simon Tagestam