Basic Story: The follow-up to 2005’s critically acclaimed ‘Strange Geometry’ finds London’s The Clientele venturing down sunnier streets, picking up a new member, Mel Draisey, along the way.
Sample: “You got my name/ Pick up my number/ Come on darling/ Let’s be lovers.”
Verdict: The Clientele just might receive the accolades they deserve after all. The album, recorded in Nashville, is a stunning collection of pop at its most polite. The influence of the city can be heard in the atypical nuance of pedal steel and slide guitar. Draisey adds a touch of class with her elegant violin arrangements and angelic vocals, perfectly complimenting singer Alasdair MacLean, who, at times, resembles John Lennon at his most sorrowful and sincere. MacLean says of the album, “The ghosts, half-light and uncertainties remain, but I sense a new found optimism in the music.” The optimism translates into another classic filled with upbeat songs, resulting in the proof that The Clientele can make you “shake your feet” just as easily as they can make you cry.
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