Joe Cardamone, Formerly Of Icarus Line, Has Made A Solo Record And Thinks Bands Are Over

Joe Cardamone, formerly of The Icarus Line, has put together a solo record.

"I don’t care about bands any more," he told Clash earlier this year. "It just feels fucking retro. It just feels like an antiquated configuration and I understand that people enjoy seeing it, but to me, I’ve never been interested in doing any of this shit unless I feel like I’m fucking peeling the thing forward a little bit, even if I’m not but I need to feel like I am. That’s good enough for me."

"Peeling the thing forward a little bit" is a phrase that applies to Cardamone's sound, certainly. A melange of spoken word, rap and industrial noise, it's a fun ol' ride that feels very 'skeezy LA'. Give it a whirl:

Read Joe's touching tribute to his best friend, Icarus Line guitarist Alvin Deguzman, who recently passed away, here, and catch him supporting Mark Lanegan in the UK at the following dates:

November 27 Bristol Trinity 

28 Norwich Waterfront 

29 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 

30 Newcastle Boiler Shop

December 1 Liverpool O2 Academy 

3 Aberdeen Garage 

4 Edinburgh Liquid Room 

5 Belfast Mandella Hall 

6 Dublin O2 Academy 

8 Leeds Church 

9 Oxford O2 Academy 

10 Southampton Engine Rooms 

11 Brighton Concorde 2 

12 London KOKO