I imagine The Clientele as some sort of mystery band — the sort of music you hear drifting toward you on a lazy summer breeze in that just slightly magical time as the sun sets, before the moon rises. Dusk, many would say — although, clearly The Clientele would call it “the gloaming.” It's hard for me to imagine a few normal-looking dudes and one lady sitting around hashing out what kind of dru...
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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...
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September 5th marked the physical release of The Clientele's new EP, "That Night, A Forest Grew". The title is lifted from Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, Where the Wild Things Are ("That very night in Max's room a forest grew"). Judging from a reference like that, one might expect this record to fall in line with their more dreamy, hazy signature sound. Yet, the Clientele seem det...
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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?
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My MOG rating: 7 out of 10 StarsThe third album from the UK's The Clientele takes the listener on a sunny trip down the Thames, stopping at a few tiny record shops on the way to pick up some obscure Beach Boys 7"s and a few string-heavy Serge Gainsbourg albums. The previous Clientele records were like looking through a dusty window at a louche party of artists and beatniks. With "God Save the...
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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 ...
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I could listen to this song on repeat over and over and over and over..it's that beautiful
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Photo by David GreenwaldI suppose I like the Clientele songs where Alasdair sings songs about fucking better than the ones about faces in the trees and going to bed, but one has to wonder if the band could pull off an album of 'em. That Night, A Forest Grew is a halfway attempt, an EP of slinky grooves and guitar solos that's about as sexy as the Clientele ever get. It turns out something's los...
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Now I understand everything, I should never have doubted...
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I imagine The Clientele as some sort of mystery band — the sort of music you hear drifting toward you on a lazy summer breeze in that just slightly magical time as the sun sets, before the moon rises. Dusk, many would say — although, clearly The Clientele would call it “the gloaming.” It's hard for me to imagine a few normal-looking dudes and one lady sitting around hashing out what kind of dru...
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Photo by N. Emily © all rights reservedSummer 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.
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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...
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| 1 Bookshop Casanova |
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| 2 Here Comes the Phantom |
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| 3 I Hope I Know You |
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| 4 My Own Face Inside the Trees |
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| 5 From Brighton Beach to Santa Monica |
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