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London, United Kingdom (1991 – present)
The Clientele are a London-based band with Alasdair Maclean on vocals and guitar, Mark Keen on drums, James Hornsey on bass and Mel Draisey on Keys and Violin.
MacLean and Hornsey began collaborating musically while still in school, after MacLean saw that Hornsey had written the name of the band Felt on his pencil case. The band formed in 1991, with the current lineup along with Innes Phillips, who shared singing and songwriting duties with MacLean. The band recorded an album’s worth of material but failed to get any label interest. Innes left the band (and would go on to found The Relict); the rest of the group re-formed in 1997, and they released a number of singles that were eventually collected on Suburban Light (2000). The Violet Hour (2003) was their first album proper, which again saw great acclaim, but, as yet, little commercial success. August 2005 saw the release of their second full album, Strange Geometry. Draisey joined the band in 2006 just in time for band’s second tour of the States.
The band is more successful in America, where they are signed to Merge Records, home of bands such as Lambchop and Spoon, than in their native Britain.
Their music is noted for its reverb-rich production and MacLean’s distinctive breathy vocals and jangly guitar playing. Their lyrics take a strong inspiration from surrealist literature and art from the early 20th century.
MacLean and Hornsey began collaborating musically while still in school, after MacLean saw that Hornsey had written the name of the band Felt on his pencil case. The band formed in 1991, with the current lineup along with Innes Phillips, who shared singing and songwriting duties with MacLean. The band recorded an album’s worth of material but failed to get any label interest. Innes left the band (and would go on to found The Relict); the rest of the group re-formed in 1997, and they released a number of singles that were eventually collected on Suburban Light (2000). The Violet Hour (2003) was their first album proper, which again saw great acclaim, but, as yet, little commercial success. August 2005 saw the release of their second full album, Strange Geometry. Draisey joined the band in 2006 just in time for band’s second tour of the States.
The band is more successful in America, where they are signed to Merge Records, home of bands such as Lambchop and Spoon, than in their native Britain.
Their music is noted for its reverb-rich production and MacLean’s distinctive breathy vocals and jangly guitar playing. Their lyrics take a strong inspiration from surrealist literature and art from the early 20th century.
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damoneymapotnah wrote:
Suburban Lights one of my all time fav albums
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OneThirtyBPM wrote:
Hey guys, we picked The Clientele's Strange Geometry as one of our albums to soundtrack the season of fall. Check out what else we picked and let us know what you think: http://onethirtybpm.com/features/seasonal-soundtrack-fall/
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monoversal wrote:
Beautiful music to listen to while smoking and watching the fireplace on a lonely Saturday night......
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hayzeusofcool wrote:
my favorite band :)
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ratodagua wrote:
my top 1 artist.
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rtom87 wrote:
same here
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R_Lester wrote:
I never tire of the Clientele.
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madja_olbre wrote:
mis favoritos!
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connie_rocs wrote:
Best band there ever was! ♥♥
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maskros wrote:
My all time favorites.
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Dylanisgod2 wrote:
I like to call their early stuff 'hazecore'
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rolyta wrote:
She can play the violin a little bit as well!
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kurosirato81 wrote:
素敵すぎる
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vandaleyes wrote:
"The ultimate in 'pretty up a band with an unnecessary hot girl' methodology." ...sigh... a bit of 'unnecessary' insulting, don't you think? you guys can do better.
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bja1288 wrote:
my sister told me he sounds like stewie griffin. god damnit.
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NeighborTotoro wrote:
"The ultimate in 'pretty up a band with an unnecessary hot girl' methodology." That made me lolz.
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connie_rocs wrote:
this band is the definition of indie rock. I love this band like a fat kid loves cake!!! <3
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kwokwokwo wrote:
Dream
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iammod_est wrote:
Sniff... Anybody know if they separated forever?
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subneutral wrote:
Girlie music. But... i like it. hmm.. :D
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Season of plugs
7 Oct 2011 | from theclientele.blogspot.com/
To mark Amor de Dias's
October 16th
gig at the Heavenly Social, I present this ineptly filmed and
cut video for
Season
of Light. It's the first time I've made a video as opposed to
bossing video-makers around, and it was tricky, but fun. Anyway,
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See you soon (ish)
6 Jul 2011 | from www.theclientele.co.uk/news/
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