Orange Slice, Orange Peel, Talkin' Blues

Jon Spencer is back, sans HITmakers, with new song Orange Slice Blues. Reassuringly, it follows the tried and tested blueprint, ever since he stepped from the ashes of Pussy Galore into the Blues Explosion. A lot of fun packed into a brisk two minutes, with a dayglo video to boot.

It's not the first time that Señor Spencer has expressed an interest in the colour (or fruit, if you prefer). In the autumn of 1993, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion recorded a BBC session for John Peel, including the title track of fourth album Orange, which emerged a full 12 months later.

And, for little other reason than it's a great song and the video features Winona Ryder (sigh) impersonating Mr. Spencer in an orange shirt, here's Talk About The Blues from 1999.

Sadly, I'm going to miss the Jon Spencer trio on their UK tour, starting later his month, as the Bristol date is the night after another gig that I'm going to, but you can check full dates and places here.