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Beginning with any specific part of Kid Congo Powers’ career serves only to leave out huge chunks. There’s not a specific moment in time, or even a single project, that would define his contribution to underground rock over the last 30 years. He’s just been around — in and out of bands at will, leaving behind a recorded history touching on updated blues from the Gun Club, trashy rockabilly cum psych revulsion with the Cramps and eventually Nick Cave’s steely appropriations with his assorted Bad Seeds. Lauding one of those gigs over the others is pretty pointless, too. Each marked ...