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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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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Now I understand everything, I should never have doubted...
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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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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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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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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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One of the greatest English bands working today. I love these guys. Seen them twice. They bring back to mind the paisley and meloncholy of old and yore! Like a cloudy day in autumn. Like today. Wet, brightly-colored leaves on the wet cement, soil and asphalt. The smell of hollowed logs in the woods. Walking over a cobblestone bridge and looking down at the raindrops making whirlpools in the bro...
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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...
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Photo by David Greenwald2007’s God Save The Clientele was a great record, but it didn’t shake things up much from the career peak of 2005’s Strange Geometry. “Harvest Time,” the second single from the band’s forthcoming Bonfires on the Heath, isn’t a new direction — just an expanded one. Surreal harmonies pan wide, guitar accents [...]
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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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"I Wonder Who We Are" - the Clientele With an echo of the cheerful old Aztec Camera song, "Oblivious," in the air here, what do you know, we've got yet another summery delight on our hands. At least, seemingly. "I Wonder Who We Are" is an upbeat song with an ostensibly carefree, kicking-around kind of vibe, and yet between the open chords, pensive vocals, and central role of acoustic in...
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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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This bittersweet, dreamy album takes all the band's strengths -- both haunting and sublime -- and amplifies them, making for their finest collection to date. And that's saying something.On record, the Clientele can create whole worlds with their music. From the grainy places of their early singles to the ghostly whisper of The Violet Hour, or from the parting clouds of Strange Geometry to the s...
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The first time I bore witness to The Clientele was several years ago when they opened up for Spoon at the old Gypsy Tea Room. It's one of the times when it pays off to see the opening band instead of drinking your way through their set hoping to make it.They are returning with a new album Bonfires on the Health, which isn't due out until October 6, but, they are dropping their new single waaay...
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