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Clogs are a mostly instrumental project led by Bryce Dessner and Australia’s Padma Newsome, both of whom are members of the rock band The National. But don’t call Clogs a side project. Their existence predates The National, and Clogs have released five widely acclaimed albums — a highly melodic debut Thom’s Night Out (Brassland 2001), then the experimental polyphonies of Lullaby For Sue (Brassland 2003), the minimalist explorations of Stick Music (Brassland 2004) … , the harmonic Lantern (Brassland 2005), and their latest, The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton, which was released in 2010 and features contributions from The National’s lead vocalist Matt Berninger, Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), and Sufjan Stevens.

When Clogs formed they were an oddball ensemble in indie rock clothing. Today, however, they’re at the forefront of a scene including friends in groups The Books, Rachel’s, and Bell Orchestre.

Clogs are Newsome (viola/violin/melocica/voice/piano), Bryce Dessner (guitar/ukelele), Rachael Elliott (bassoon/melodica), and Thomas Kozumplik (percussion). They met in the late-90s while studying at the Yale School of Music. Newsome started his career as a concert violinist in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, before a six-year detour took him to an ashram in the remote region of New South Wales.
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