The Clientele - Strange Geometry
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Free Music Notes for Strange Geometry
Free Music Review: Don't know the other albums
Hit: 5 Stars
but I really like this album. bought it after briefly listening to it at a store, but didn't 'get it' until i put it on and just sat on my bed in this whitewashed room and relaxed. the lyrics are obviosuly quite literate and delivered with a poetic rather than melodic charm. the music though singleminded remains efficiently evocative of a warm, reflective mood. they don't sound like anything from the sixties as i seem to have read a few times, but more like a mellower version of smiths, echo and the bunnymen, felt guitar rock or if anything yo la tengo's 'and then nothing...' album. though their overall aesthetic could easily be misinterpreted to be sixties-ish, i think it has more to do with their ability to keep their music consistent and endearingFree Music Review: A very good, not "amazing", 60's-ish pop rock album - you'll probably like it! - 4.5 stars
Hit: 4 Stars
Though I would agree that this is a very good album, I'd hesitate to give it anything more than "4.5" stars. It's certainly different than anything else I've heard out there today (I've listened to TONS of classic albums. "Strange Geometry" unfortunately has a couple problems - one would be that the singer has a very slightly unlikable voice that I think some people might not enjoy (this is more a guess than anything, though - maybe I'm wrong!). Another thing is that it gets a little cheesy at times (I would argue that "E.M.P.T.Y.", for example, is a little cheesy and slightly bad). It is at least good, then, that basically every song here is "good". There aren't really any classic songs here or songs that'll make you go "wow", but overall they're pretty good. The instrumentation is wonderfully retro and pleasant to listen to. It's comforting hearing new music that sounds like it could've come out in the 60's. The lyrics tend to be hard to make out, but they're relatively interesting when you CAN hear them. Overall I think The Clientele has great promise as they're certainly talented musicians with an eye for good hooks; I wouldn't be surprised if they make a classic album in the near future. If you like (60's-ish) pop rock, chances are you'll really like this! Highly recommended!
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the entire album!
Free Music Review: a fine band
Hit: 4 Stars
Three years ago I saw The Clientele play in Boston. There was nothing going on and I was tired of seeing another garage rock band. I was only slightly familiar with them. I was asked to review their first album. I didn't really know if they were from England or Ohio. They seemed like something like The Beatles and The Byrds. The guitarist had a distinct style of playing that was unique. Songs like "My Own Face Inside The Trees" are wonderful. There is a bookish and a sonic ability that is quite charming. I was into Louis Philippe a few years ago too. He arranged some of this album. That guy was really into lush productions of the 1960s. Stuff like Joe Meek and the Mamas and the Papas. Cornelius also explored this music. The Clientele seems to have created another brilliant record, that is its own world, and doesn't really care was is in fashion. They are a cool band.
Free Music Review: i am so lucky!
Hit: 5 Stars
cause i just got the new the clientele!
often compared (misguidedly) to Galaxie 500, the clientele
have come into their own with this their third full length.
soaring gorgeous melodies and choirs of guitars--and strings
and SUBTLE choirs as well--this is church music for the
unrepentantly POP. they do owe a lot to NEW ORDER, and
THE BLACK WATCH write deeper stuff in a similar vein, but the
clientele can make tea intoxicating. get this! it's achingly, gasp-inducingly beautiful. for all you proud aesthetes!
Free Music Review: Philsophical Wistfulness
Hit: 5 Stars
Though their modern psychedlia -- or, worse yet, faux paisley undergound sound -- might not be to your liking, The Clientele make a brave case for it on Strange Geometry. Alasdair MacLean and cohorts James Hornsey and Mark Keen have put together a more coherent work than The Violet Hour or Suburban Light, culling a song cycle about a break-up, a specific one, that MacLean explores throughout the CD with a philosophical wistfulness. Because MacLean is given to poetry more than histrionics, there's no ugly "she done me wrong" misogyny. And his light, pleasant voice is perfect for these musings on the aftermath of personal failure.