The Clientele

It's always raining in the Clienteleworld isn't it? It's so Alisdair.

Through the rain and the evening side the summer dreams have passed . .

The romance, ransom and rain get me every time you are . . .

Juliet I get down on my knees Let me dream now

Dreaming of the moon on a Wednesday afternoon without a cloud

I can't think of a better band for rainy blustery cold weather days than the Clientele. Mix that with slight melancholia, book reading, warm sweaters and if you are happening to be going through a break up, their self titled album "The Clientele" album is a perfect listen. The Clientele were seemingly made for autumn chill, abyss size contemplation and heartbreak. All their albums are favorites of mine.
Speaking in his blog, which are some of the most poetic on earth, he b... MORE

The Clientele Bookshop Casanova. i had the luxury of seeing them live twice. once opening for spoon, and once on their own. if you haven't seen them yet. GO!

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Summer in my mind, I want to walk on the grass with my naked feet. To leave the city behind, I only need the sensation of the fresh leaves of grass between my toes. Then comes the memory of an immemorial happiness.
I too long to feel the grass growing over me.

Two greenbottle flies hit my eyes today. Umm, I'm on the way to countdown for my new life in Cambodia which is only 9 days. Is that ill-starred?

since k got over me: indeed a very good song

This is somewhat out of character for me, but I've been totally enjoying The Clientele's new album, God Save the Clientele. It's quite soft and poppy, with strings and Beach Boy harmonies and just about everything I hate. But I keep going back to it, because it's just so damned pretty...especially super-slow, suitably nocturnal "No Dreams Last Night" and shuffling "Queen of Seville" which has sort of a muted bossa nova feel. "Bookshop Casanova," though, is maybe the bes... MORE

Is it OK for a band to follow a great album with a good one? I don't think so. I want artist's trajectories to be like that setting on the Stairclimber, where the hill gets higher and higher until you barely can stand it, then, cool down and finish. This is why I envy the new generation of music listeners, which has the option go right to allmusic.com to find out which Guided by Voices or Fall albums to listen to first, then next, and which to not bother with at all. Us ol... MORE