I'd love to see them again
― niels, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 14:35 (five years ago) link
Yeah GSTC was recorded, barring a few overdubs, at Mark Nevers's studio (where a lot of Lambchop's work to that point was recorded); the final mix was done at Bark in London. I've heard conflicting things about whether the Nevers mixes exist in any meaningful form.
― Tim, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 14:41 (five years ago) link
hell yeah time to break out my Suburban Light and Strange Geometry LPs
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 14:43 (five years ago) link
i always thought strange geometry was obviously the best one but now i think I've listened to GSTC way more in the past few years
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
the highs of GSTC are very high but I do find some of it a little treacly/pastiche-y, moreso than usual
after many years of trying I finally cracked The Violet Hour...no idea why I always found it so impenetrable
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
the house always wins
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 14:52 (five years ago) link
I revisit It's Art Dad very often
― Evan, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 16:38 (five years ago) link
I mean I constantly listen to them overall but I wanted to mention that one in particular
― Evan, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 16:39 (five years ago) link
In an August sky-y-y-y-y
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 16:45 (five years ago) link
I'm thinking these days that Music for the Age of Miracles is up there with the Violet Hour in my Clientele album rankings, it's so so good
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 16:46 (five years ago) link
I want to like it that much but I'm still really turned off by the bloated compositions and distracting backing vocals.
― Evan, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
Don't mean to be a downer about it though... I know it's loved here. I want to love it. Though I've said before that I think I would love a "Naked" version of the record!
― Evan, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 20:52 (five years ago) link
GSTC is my least favorite exactly because it sounds like it was recorded in Nashville, which basically means overproduced imo
― Dan I., Wednesday, 7 November 2018 22:28 (five years ago) link
(ha, sorry, I guess "nashville == overproduced sound" is about the most cliched thing a person can say)
― Dan I., Wednesday, 7 November 2018 22:31 (five years ago) link
the Nudie suits were also ill-advised
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 22:55 (five years ago) link
So I’ve really be into As Night Is Falling. The one with all the moody organ (or synth) and Alasdair singing about Ms Jones. Whatever that first chord is from the organ - so nice.
― that's not my post, Friday, 7 December 2018 04:00 (five years ago) link
it's very good
bit of an outlier for Alasdair vocal-wise, somewhat strained, soulful in its pathos
― niels, Friday, 7 December 2018 09:12 (five years ago) link
Those ghostly dreamlike songs they do are my favorite.
I love 6am Morningside the most! It really captures the quiet peaceful mood of early morning.
― Evan, Friday, 7 December 2018 15:33 (five years ago) link
ooh that's good too
― niels, Friday, 7 December 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
Driving South and As Night is Falling always seemed of a pair to me, both amazing
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 7 December 2018 17:06 (five years ago) link
My favorite part of the song is
It's a suburb in the rainIt don't matter anyway
I always want that sequence to repeat, at least musically. Wouldn't mind if it happened twice in a row. It's the prettiest part!
― Evan, Friday, 7 December 2018 17:14 (five years ago) link
Speaking of the songs in this category... has anyone heard the original version of Six Foot Drop by Clock Strikes Thirteen? I've never heard it and can't find it.
― Evan, Friday, 7 December 2018 17:21 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmz3XtwWdnA
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 7 December 2018 17:32 (five years ago) link
Not sure how I missed that!
― Evan, Friday, 7 December 2018 17:32 (five years ago) link
maybe wasn't uploaded last time you looked? I have that 7", Drive-In Records was quality indie pop.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 7 December 2018 17:34 (five years ago) link
a bit of Dear Prudence in Driving South
― niels, Friday, 7 December 2018 18:08 (five years ago) link
The title track from Age of Miracles is such a wonder: the lyrics, the arrangement, the asides, the way the Hindi section calls to the final lines, the 'Wake up in the night time with the silence so close' which might be my favourite of his, the repetition, the languor. Damn.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Saturday, 12 January 2019 13:30 (five years ago) link
That closing minute or so could be straight off Bryter Layter.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Saturday, 12 January 2019 13:33 (five years ago) link
Yeah! That song is unbelievably good.
― tylerw, Saturday, 12 January 2019 16:06 (five years ago) link
Now, the year is turningAnd the eeriness comes...
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Saturday, 5 October 2019 20:27 (four years ago) link
The Relict LP getting a vinyl reissue by the looks of it.
― Tim, Monday, 14 October 2019 15:22 (four years ago) link
YAY!
― Evan, Monday, 14 October 2019 15:27 (four years ago) link
ooh, I see the Bandcamp version of Tomorrow is Again has four more tracks than the CD version!
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 14 October 2019 15:50 (four years ago) link
Wow, so I didn't even know this existed. Unsurprisingly amazing on first listen. Thanks ILM.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 15 October 2019 03:20 (four years ago) link
Stoked for this...
― Hunt3r, Tuesday, 15 October 2019 04:46 (four years ago) link
So what’s the story with The Relict? Lots of overlap in personnel and vibe with The Clientele but a different band led by the guy that dropped out of The Clientele after the first album.
― that's not my post, Friday, 18 October 2019 05:43 (four years ago) link
you already know
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 18 October 2019 06:58 (four years ago) link
https://theclientele.bandcamp.com/album/closer
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 5 June 2020 09:10 (three years ago) link
the Relict album seems sure to please any Clientele fan
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 5 June 2020 09:11 (three years ago) link
what's the story w "Closer", standalone or teaser? it's lovely of course
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Friday, 5 June 2020 12:57 (three years ago) link
Today our first new music in a while is released. It's a cover of a beautiful song by Mick Head. Everything it makes will be donated to #BlackLivesMatter. Get it here: https://t.co/NcorJ3Ipuu pic.twitter.com/7hwphQPVuH— The Clientele (@theclientele) June 5, 2020
― groovypanda, Friday, 5 June 2020 13:06 (three years ago) link
ahhhh. their sound is so distinct I'd never have guessed it was a cover. very cool
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Friday, 5 June 2020 13:07 (three years ago) link
Mick Head seems an obvious candidate for a Clientele cover version
― Neil S, Friday, 5 June 2020 13:09 (three years ago) link
Awesome! I know Alasdair MacLean has spoken of his love for Mick Head in the past, because it's why I bought that Strands album.
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Friday, 5 June 2020 14:38 (three years ago) link
Not heard any Mick Head before - will check him out
― groovypanda, Friday, 5 June 2020 14:57 (three years ago) link
Have a listen to the Magical World of the Strands
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Friday, 5 June 2020 15:06 (three years ago) link
Ah thanks. Had been searching Mick Head on Spotify and drawing a blank
― groovypanda, Friday, 5 June 2020 18:09 (three years ago) link
His 80s work was the Pale Fountains, and in the 90s Shack and the aforementioned Strands album, and then recently he's Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band.
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Friday, 5 June 2020 18:16 (three years ago) link
It's probably an obvious one but Comedy by Shack is just glorious.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 5 June 2020 18:20 (three years ago) link
xpost, many thanks for the Magical World of the Strands recommendation. Lovely indeed.
― that's not my post, Saturday, 6 June 2020 05:38 (three years ago) link