C/D: the clientele

We're a couple of covers too. Sid James and durruti column

(Not Sid James.)

Were. Bloody autocorrect.

Are there any other bands that exist that sound anything like the Clientele?

Legit question

I think maybe there's a thread for that? Or it's discussed upthread.

Recently I've gotten a similar vibe from deerhunter's fading frontier

But the short answer is no nothing

There's just nothing quite as sophisticated and tuneful. Melodic indie rock, even the more sonically consistent bands in that category like Real Estate don't seem to have the effortless complexity and even-handedness Clientele has. Everyone else is "trying" in different ways and Clientele never had to in the first place. Their music goes well with similar things in other categories, like charming old houses and pretty gardens, things that are undeniable.

Which Durutti Column song, koogs?

i was going to say Real Estate but their thing is a little different.

> Which Durutti Column song, koogs?

Is there more than one? The guitary one.

(I did recognise it but am terrible with names)

well, it was either the missing boy or the guitary one.

(Devil Got My Woman by Skip James was the other cover btw)

wow, i'd love to hear Alasdair's interpretation of that one!
my band has a song I wrote as a kinda clientele inspired thing, but i'm not sure if it actually comes across that way.

DGMW was on the flip of one of the strange Geometry singles iirc.

The Swedish band Cocoanut Groove had a bit of a Clientele thing going on for a while.

wow, i'd love to hear Alasdair's interpretation of that one!

There's a link to mp3s of a couple versions here that still work.

oh nice, thanks!

kinda jansch-y

I like the dreamy b-side version, but the KEXP one has its appeal too

reminder: alasdair's playing as part of daylight music at the union chapel tomorrow. starts at 12.

http://store.unionchapel.org.uk/about/events/5-nov-16-daylight-music-237-union-chapel/

New album and new song out, which sounds autumnally awesome to me!

http://pitchfork.com/news/the-clientele-announce-first-new-album-in-7-years-share-new-song-listen/?mbid=homepage-more-latest-and-video

aaaaawesome!

That is very exciting news. Love the title and the artwork.

fantastic... hope there is a North American tour with the new album

edit, guess I should have clicked through to the Merge website. Very excited to see that they're coming to the west coast in the fall.

niiiiiice, TO show on Halloween!

album's very good, i <3 "everyone you meet"

Has there been any discussion of the new album since it came out? I like it overall, though even after many listens I'm still having distinguishing songs from each other.

Discussion here:

The Clientele - Best Band Since The Smiths