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Jon Spencer is currently a man without a Blues Explosion, but that won’t stop him from rocking out as if he still had a Blues Explosion behind him. (The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion haven’t been active since 2016, so he’s been a man with no Blues Explosion for a decade.) Spencer released a solo album called Sick Of Being Sick!<\/a><\/em> in 2014, and this summer he’ll release a new LP called Songs Of Personal Loss And Protest<\/em>. <\/p>\n Spencer recorded Songs Of Personal Loss And Protest <\/em>with his current backing band, the Bobby Lees members Kendall Wind and Spider Bowman. Along with his Blues Explosion past, Spencer was an important part of great noise-rock bands like Pussy Galore and Boss Hog. This album, however, appears to be Spencer doing the kind of stuff that he used to do with JSBX. I wonder if he has to stop himself from instinctively yelling the phrase “Blues Explosion!” these days.<\/p>\n Lead single “Knock ‘Em Out” finds Spencer in his classic preening-holler mode. It sounds less like a song of personal loss and protest, more like a song about being Jon Spencer. That works for me! Nobody, with or without a Blues Explosion, is better at being Jon Spencer. Below, check out “Knock ‘Em Out” and the new album’s tracklist.<\/p>\n