I think it's stronger than God Save the Clientele... Falling Asleep, Lunar Days, Everyone You Meet, and the Age of Miracles are some of their best songs
― fbclid=fhAZ3l (f. hazel), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 04:27 (three years ago) link
My trajectory with Age of Miracles is intense anticipation (new music!), a bit of disappointment in the actual album over first few spins (no way to live up to the anticipation), and now I'd put in the middle of the list. Minotaur would be at the low point for me. But, f. hazel otm, Age of Miracles does have some songs that rank among their best - Lunar Days, Everyone You Meet and Constellations Echo Lanes in particular.
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 05:34 (three years ago) link
Some of the arrangements are a little over upholstered and i could live without the yodelling man, but it is wonderful and has the edge on bonfires on the heath for me, so somewhere in the middle? Suburban Daylight gets the Tims listening party treatment on April the 1st, for fans of that kind of thing.
― cw, Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:09 (three years ago) link
i listened to Age of Miracles last night and I think it's a damn masterpiece! totally beautiful from start to finish.
― tylerw, Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:24 (three years ago) link
"Some of the arrangements are a little over upholstered and i could live without the yodelling man"
Yes exactly, those two elements indicated to me that they were overthinking things! Personally I look to to them for their effortlessness and those attributes seemed to be at odds with that quality. Also a bit unexpected given they'd reformed as the original trio and were playing shows celebrating the early material in years leading up to it, and the album is the opposite of that hazy-memory sounding minimal ingredients approach of their first couple of albums.
Appreciate everyone's thoughts. At the time I was fantasizing about hearing a "naked" version of the album. Clearly I'd still be very interested in that sort of thing.
― Evan, Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:42 (three years ago) link
Great conversation with Alasdair
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alasdair-macleans-personal-beatles/id1523996711?i=1000538335472
(think it's available on other podcast providers as well)
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 02:27 (two years ago) link
There is a new book of Alasdair’s lyrics out - ordering info on the Clientele insta if that happens to be anyone’s bag
― lemmy incaution (emsworth), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 03:57 (one year ago) link
had a look at it, tempted
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 06:19 (one year ago) link
So, are they?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 06:21 (one year ago) link
Best band since the Smiths? Surely
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 06:24 (one year ago) link
does the book have the lyrics to Honkin' on Victoria Street?
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 13:52 (one year ago) link
there's a london gig in september :O https://www.facebook.com/theclienteleofficial/posts/509081890733954
― corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 13:12 (one year ago) link
The book arrived. It's handsome and contains quite a lot more than lyrics I already know.
― Tim, Monday, 16 May 2022 13:41 (one year ago) link
awesome... very excited to see it!
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Monday, 16 May 2022 13:49 (one year ago) link
I ordered one as well. Still waiting on the lavish career retrospective box set.
― that's not my post, Monday, 16 May 2022 14:45 (one year ago) link
I'd prefer just a new album, which seems to be in the works
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Monday, 16 May 2022 15:19 (one year ago) link
well, a new album would be very welcome surprise
― that's not my post, Monday, 16 May 2022 15:42 (one year ago) link
Alasdair posted a picture of him with his black telecaster and something abt learning to play again
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 17 May 2022 06:39 (one year ago) link
They played! They were good. And Alasdair said there’s a new LP on the way.
― Tim, Friday, 30 September 2022 21:55 (one year ago) link
I had never heard of these guys before this thread. On first listen, the singer sounds like David J.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 30 September 2022 22:09 (one year ago) link
wait, they said there's a new LP on the way?? insert happy face gif
― that's not my post, Friday, 30 September 2022 22:27 (one year ago) link
They did - said (from the stage) that they’d signed a contract with Merge for a new one.
― Tim, Friday, 30 September 2022 23:26 (one year ago) link
jimbeaux listen to Strange Geometry
― Evan, Saturday, 1 October 2022 15:24 (one year ago) link
fantastic news!
― corrs unplugged, Saturday, 1 October 2022 16:21 (one year ago) link
whoop! whoop!
― groovypanda, Sunday, 2 October 2022 18:56 (one year ago) link
They really were on sparkling form friday, although a couple of the songs from the last lp had a slightly busked quality. The mix was crystalline. So glad they are a going concern and wished i'd bought one of the lyric books. Glad i didn't but one of the tiny suburban daylight t shirts.
― cw, Sunday, 2 October 2022 18:59 (one year ago) link
v. excited about a new album!
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Sunday, 2 October 2022 19:52 (one year ago) link
new tune out!
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 24 April 2023 14:57 (eleven months ago) link
OMG new double album in July!
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Monday, 24 April 2023 15:06 (eleven months ago) link
Just the 19 songs on the new album then!
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 24 April 2023 15:07 (eleven months ago) link
it's clearly going to be their Tusk
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Monday, 24 April 2023 15:16 (eleven months ago) link
It's nice, though I have a very minor pet peeve regarding excessive vocal melodies applied to simple words like "blue" ("blue over bluuu-u-u-uuu-u-u-uuue")
― But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan), Monday, 24 April 2023 15:22 (eleven months ago) link
we can have good things at least some of the time
― that's not my post, Monday, 24 April 2023 16:03 (eleven months ago) link
If that's a way of saying "can't you just let us enjoy this" please let me reiterate how minor and inconsequential my criticism of that detail is meant to be. I'm very excited the album is finally announced!
― But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan), Monday, 24 April 2023 16:46 (eleven months ago) link
wait until you hear the cover of Doin' the Do that closes the album
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Monday, 24 April 2023 17:01 (eleven months ago) link
xpost i'm just excited for the album. my comment was more global. it's a good news monday on a lot of fronts.
― that's not my post, Monday, 24 April 2023 17:54 (eleven months ago) link
How do you capture lyrics? A pen? A smart phone app? It always used to be a pen and a piece of paper. I’ve now changed to notes on iphone. Tragically, I also use a Trello board to swap things around and see if they look different in a different order. Quite often ideas come from quotes or images from books I read, so I take photos of the page too.
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 25 April 2023 06:45 (eleven months ago) link
They’re coming back to The Chapel in SF this summer. More good things.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 25 April 2023 14:47 (eleven months ago) link
yeah looking forward to that. I'm really happy this band has soldiered on and continues to find some way to tour outside the UK without ever becoming huge.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 14:52 (eleven months ago) link
I'm gonna try and hit up the Philly and DC shows!
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 15:07 (eleven months ago) link
Supreme Clientele would be a cool mashup record
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 15:54 (eleven months ago) link
weirdly, there is kind of a hip hop breakdown on this new record ... and it's good!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 25 April 2023 22:50 (eleven months ago) link
not totally feeling new song tbh - a little bit the drums, a little bit the recurring guitar “sample” at the top - cool that they are playing with the sound, just didn’t quite gel for me in this instance
― meat and two vdgg (emsworth), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 23:03 (eleven months ago) link
xxp
*Alasdair MacLean voice* “heavy rain fucked my kicks up…”
― JoeStork, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 00:54 (eleven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP8ut6vBQuwlive from 2000 "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" (Neil Diamond)
they certainly make this sound like a clientele tune
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 08:34 (nine months ago) link
new one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrG7DghQby8
has a genuinely weird Beatles "White Album" kinda thing going on
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 1 June 2023 13:58 (nine months ago) link
seems like it'll be an interesting trip!
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Thursday, 1 June 2023 14:43 (nine months ago) link
yeah, doesn't sound like more of the same... which is cool!
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 2 June 2023 11:48 (nine months ago) link
Music for the Age of Miracles was both a surprise and a classic, so I'm quite happy for them to follow it up with a sprawling experimental double album... just bought tickets for the Philly and DC shows!
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Friday, 2 June 2023 15:32 (nine months ago) link
another new track!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_r9NgWnPYo
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Wednesday, 28 June 2023 15:42 (nine months ago) link