Jim Bob
Jim Bob is famed for being one half of the legendary late 1980s and 1990s punk-pop band Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine. He’s also released eight albums as a solo artist. His music blends gentle and witty, yet tuneful storytelling with an occasional flashback to his previous sonic rabble-rousing days with Carter USM. His latest album, Goffam (2009) humorously immerses listeners into a world swamped with Marvel Comics but in desperate need of superheroes.
Often considered one of the biggest bands of their era, Carter USM produced a Number One album and sold over a million records, touring the world several times over. Their most critically acclaimed successes came under the iconic label Rough Trade Records, which spawned the 1991 album 30 Something and The Love Album, in 1992.
Such achievements led to Jim penning hits for other artists such as Ian Dury, and he has also written an autobiography, Goodnight Jim Bob – On The Road With Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (2004), and a novel, Shortage Stories (2009), in between his recent prolific solo album releases.
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“Goffam is Jim Bob’s eighth studio album and his most succinct release to date, the one where his senses of humour, temper, and melancholy align like something astrological.”
Coke Machine Glow
Links:
- Review of Jim Bob’s album Goffam
- Interview with Jim Bob by the Von Pip Musical Express
Video:
Jim Bob performing at Glastonbury 2007:
Jim Bob performing acoustic ‘Every Day When I Come Home I Expect to Find You Gone’:
