Clinic's long-awaited debut album Internal Wrangler fleshes out the sound the group crafted on their self-released EPs, and it also adds a few new twists. Though eerie, punk-tinged songs like "The Return of Evil Bill" and the title track sound like they could have appeared on the band's first singles, Internal Wrangler's best songs concentrate on the experimental yet accessible sides of Clinic's sound. "The Second Line"'s darkly catchy throb, the aptly named "2nd Foot Stomp"'s organ-driven pulse, and "Voodoo Wop"'s blend of surf and Krautrock are a logical progression from Clinic's roots, but ballads like the "Pale Blue Eyes"-esque "Distortions" and the late-night calm of "Goodnight Georgie" are a leap into new territory for the band. Though some of the thrashier songs like "C.Q." and "T.K." and a bottom-heavy song sequence detract from the album's flow, Internal Wrangler is still a strong debut from one of England's most promising and distinctive indie bands.
I was invited, tonight, by a self proclaimed schizophrenic named Winter to come with her and write a new constitution. I informed her of the futility of such an endeavor, but she told me it was the act, not the result, that mattered. We talked for hours, competing to see who was the more adept bullshitter. She told me she had an IQ of 177. I told her that I didn't know what an IQ was, but t...
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| 1 Voodoo Wop |
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| 2 The Return of Evil Bill |
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| 3 Internal Wrangler |
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| 4 DJ Shangri-La |
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| 5 The Second Line |
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| 6 C.Q. |
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| 7 T.K. |
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| 8 Earth Angel |
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| 9 Distortions |
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| 10 Hippy Death Suite |
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| 11 2nd Foot Stomp |
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| 12 2/4 |
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| 13 [Untitled Track] |
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| 14 Goodnight Georgie |
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