Haven't seen mention of this here: couple of pre-Suburban Light versions of familiar songs posted up by Pointy in anticipation of the best-of (one familiar as a Relict number). They're beauties. Sound of Young Basingstoke indeed.
https://soundcloud.com/pointyrecords
― Tim, Thursday, 23 July 2015 15:22 (eight years ago) link
thanks for the link, always happy to see this thread (title) bumped
i've heard rumours of maybe a live show in fall
― niels, Thursday, 23 July 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link
not just a rumour -- Islington Town Hall on Friday 23rd October 2015. Tickets http://www.wegottickets.com/event/322623
― tylerw, Thursday, 23 July 2015 22:23 (eight years ago) link
cool!have actually heard more rumours, but probably best not to write abt it on a msg board
― niels, Thursday, 23 July 2015 22:29 (eight years ago) link
ready for them to come back to the Bay Area... they put on an amazing show about 1 year ago.
― that's not my post, Friday, 24 July 2015 03:32 (eight years ago) link
Live radio session tonight:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0686wbw
The Clientele will be performing on our programme, as part of the day of live music to mark the announcement through this week of the line up of bands and artists performing at this year's 6Music Live at MV sessions on October.
― koogs, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 14:58 (eight years ago) link
Those probably weren't the best live renditions the band ever did, but nice all the same.
Btw I always say pronounce it like "cl-eye-entel" and I guess it really is "clee-entel" uhm but, how wrong am I? feel like it would be weird to change my pronunciation after all these years...
― niels, Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:38 (eight years ago) link
I thought that Bonfires on the Heath was really great! Better than the album version even. And your pronunciation is not wrong. They're the Clientele, and that's a word Americans don't pronounce like British folks.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Thursday, 10 September 2015 18:08 (eight years ago) link
Strange Geometry reissue with a 6 track digital EP of outtakes, by the looks: https://www.mergerecords.com/strange-geometry-repress
Can only be good news.
― Tim, Monday, 25 April 2016 13:56 (seven years ago) link
Finally!
Just recently got the deluxe best of that came out. This whole time I didn't realize it was packaged with early demoes. Once I found that out I snatched it up immediately.
― Evan, Monday, 25 April 2016 14:12 (seven years ago) link
playing Copenhagen in August!
― niels, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 15:19 (seven years ago) link
Heh, I revived the *other* Clientele thread earlier today for the same reason. Looking forward to it.
― Tim, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 15:43 (seven years ago) link
heh, I see... Copenhagen i August should be great, and Jazzhouse is a cool place.
bought 2 tickets, hope to go with my brother
see you there!
― niels, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 16:00 (seven years ago) link
hey what's this Strange Geometry outtakes ep?
― niels, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 12:31 (seven years ago) link
https://www.discogs.com/The-Clientele-A-Sense-Of-Falling-Strange-Geometry-Outtakes/release/8532412
anyone heard it?
― niels, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 12:32 (seven years ago) link
aah see it's mentioned upthread...
― niels, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 12:34 (seven years ago) link
Argh, that makes me realize I totally forgot to access those demos! I'll report back.
― Evan, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 13:53 (seven years ago) link
The album cover really is all-time...
http://cdn2.pitchfork.com/albums/1495/5d1cb216.jpg
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Saturday, 4 June 2016 23:34 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, that is one of those album covers that is made for vinyl.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 5 June 2016 02:36 (seven years ago) link
http://www.seetickets.com/event/the-clientele/moth-club-london/1039934
London show in mid-December, can only be good news.
― Tim, Friday, 28 October 2016 08:24 (seven years ago) link
I love this bad, esp. Suburban Light, Strange Geometry, and Bonfires. I saw them on the Bonfires tour and they were way better than I expected. Bassist has Macca moves.
― Blood On The Knobs, Friday, 28 October 2016 15:10 (seven years ago) link
*band
― Blood On The Knobs, Friday, 28 October 2016 15:11 (seven years ago) link
Indeed. They are the best band, regardless of the Smiths or whoever else.
― Evan, Friday, 28 October 2016 15:49 (seven years ago) link
might try and come to London for this one
they are indeed the best, was thinking about who's my favorite artist of all time and my go-to answer would be Dylan, but in a way he's too larger-than-life-iconic to be entirely personal, and so The Clientele is probably a better and more personal answer
― niels, Friday, 28 October 2016 17:49 (seven years ago) link
I have hard time picturing playing them live and I love the records. Are they good on a stage?
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 28 October 2016 17:51 (seven years ago) link
it is magic
― niels, Friday, 28 October 2016 17:56 (seven years ago) link
They're fantastic live
― Evan, Friday, 28 October 2016 18:00 (seven years ago) link
Yeah they're really great live. Always wish I could find a recording of when they were playing a sort of slowed-down version of Impossible that was absolutely amazing
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Friday, 28 October 2016 19:03 (seven years ago) link
I blew about $200 once to postpone my return flight by a day or two so I could see them play in London.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Friday, 28 October 2016 19:06 (seven years ago) link
Moth Club set list for last night
Joseph CornellAs Night Is FallingSince K Got Over MeReflections After JaneThe Violet HourImpossibleEmptily Through HollowayPorcelainSaturdayOn A Summer TrailFalling AsleepOrpheus AvenueLamplight
Like GoatsJamaican Rum Rhumba
(I didn't go, but several friends did and posted the above on Facebook)
― koogs, Monday, 19 December 2016 06:24 (seven years ago) link
Yeah they were good. Rare treat to hear "Emptily Through Holloway".
I know exactly whose facebook you got that from, Koogs, because "Like Goats" is code for "The House Always Wins" (it's a standing joke of sorts, that the lyric goes "and the fields are drifting in to fill his space, like goats, like goats").
― Tim, Monday, 19 December 2016 11:20 (seven years ago) link
I thought maybe it was that Wiggles song.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Monday, 19 December 2016 18:06 (seven years ago) link
New lp!
https://youtu.be/qP_gLrFPWXA
― cw, Friday, 16 June 2017 19:28 (six years ago) link
FUCK YES. Haven't heard anything on it but obviously album of the year :)
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Friday, 16 June 2017 22:01 (six years ago) link
Interested to see what direction they go in. I thought there were subtle differences in all of their albums - all fantastic.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Friday, 16 June 2017 22:02 (six years ago) link
"the neighbour" might be their best album opener
― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 15:47 (six years ago) link
new record is really really really good.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 15:48 (six years ago) link
has it leaked then?
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 16:27 (six years ago) link
got a promo DL from merge
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 16:27 (six years ago) link
I gotta go out on release day and see if I can track down that version with the bonus 7", I was traveling when Merge put it up for sale
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 16:33 (six years ago) link
Norman are selling it if thats any use: https://www.normanrecords.com/artist/10780-the-clientele
43 pounds though....
very excited about this record, both the tracks released so far are gorgeous
― cw, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 18:46 (six years ago) link
Cool, thanks for the link! I visited their site and then decided to check out Tapete Records since they're handling the deluxe edition... and they have it for 30 pounds!
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 19:05 (six years ago) link
really looking forward to the new disc. even splurged for the band t-shirt. they had sold out by the time the tour got to SF a few years back.
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 21:02 (six years ago) link
where did you get the tshirt? can't wait to hear the album
― niels, Thursday, 24 August 2017 06:20 (six years ago) link
T-shirt comes with the deluxe:
https://www.mergerecords.com/music-for-the-age-of-miracles?utm_source=The+Clientele%3A+Music+for+the+Age+of+Miracles&utm_campaign=57a0fd34ef-Clientele_MFTAOM_targeted_shirt_AB&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a3d2363c04-57a0fd34ef-45777933&mc_cid=57a0fd34ef&mc_eid=697076e147
― Evan, Thursday, 24 August 2017 12:00 (six years ago) link
oh, I see
― niels, Thursday, 24 August 2017 13:22 (six years ago) link
The Clientele - Best Band. Since The Smiths
― Dan I., Thursday, 24 August 2017 16:07 (six years ago) link
My favorite band for sure
― Evan, Thursday, 24 August 2017 16:24 (six years ago) link
Missing is such a classic track
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link
was just enjoying this wfmu session today -- http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Clientele/Live_on_WFMU_with_Irwin_Chusid_-_July_23_2014
― tylerw, Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:43 (six years ago) link