God Save The Clientele is the new CD from The Clientele, but to our ears it doesn’t sound like they need saving at all. Quite the contrary, they seem to have completely hit their stride on this, their third, CD. God Save The Clientele is without a doubt the most triumphant and accomplished Clientele recording thus far. Now, we should probably continue to wax on with tons of hyperbole, adding in some creative adjectives, and over the top promo-babble as befits a proper one-sheet, but we think the music speaks for itself. So give it a listen. If you crave a little background, we think The Clientele’s own Alasdair MacLean summed it all up nicely when we asked his thoughts on the new album:
The band are setting free their inner Monkees; a lovely blend of Big Star twisted power-pop and country achin', with flashes of the Beatles at their most joyful and upbeat. The ghosts, half-light and uncertainties remain, but I sense a new found optimism in the music. Definitely new era for the Clientele.
Oh yeah you better mention Mel Draisey joining band as multi-instrumentalist on piano, violin and vocals; and something about us painting from a broader pallette as a result. She'll kill me if she's not in the press kit.
And if you're trying to write a press release, you should maybe point out that we have guest spots from Pat Sansone from the Autumn Defence / Wilco, Tony Crow from Lambchop, and Lupe Nunez-Fernandez from Pipas. Louis Phillipe provided string arrangements.
-Alasdair MacLean (London, UK)
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