Clientele - Lacewings / Policeman Getting Lost
by Laura Branch
published: 15 / 8 / 2004

Label:
Unpopular
Format: 7"
intro
First release on new indiepop 7" llimited edition label, Unpopular Records, which features two live tracks from the Clientele
The Clientele are lucky enough to be the first release on Unpopular Records - the new pet project of Alistair Fitchett of Tangents fame, and whilst these aren’t new songs as such they are live recordings and- remember - limited edition! Artwork by Gail O’Hara! Buy it anyway! The Clientele are one of those bands my stereotype are meant to love, but occasionally I malfunction and have an independent thought (as unwise as the results might be) and my pedantry prevents me from loving the Clientele because lead singer Alasdair Maclean is the incomprehensible Alan Hansen of the indiepop world who makes me want to yell, “ENUNCIATE! Boy!”. I can’t work out if he’s drunk or dying or both, so I’m afraid the message is lost on me in a blur of gentle warbling. Having read much earnest praise of the Clientele pretty much everywhere, however, I’m sure that just like the mark of the pox, they’ll leave a delicate fuzzy imprint on the face of music.
Track Listing:-
1 Lacewings2 Policeman Getting Lost
Band Links:-
http://www.theclientele.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/theclienteleofficial
https://twitter.com/theclientele
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clientele
interviews |
Interview (2015) |
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Tommy Gunnarsson speaks to Alasdair MacLean, the front man with cult indie pop band the Clientele, about their new compilation,out a compilation called 'Alone and Unreal: The Best of the Clientele', and their past, present and future |
Interview (2010) |
Interview (2002) |
live reviews |
Uffe's Kallare, Växjö, Sweden, 16/10/2002 |
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The Clientele recently played a four date tour of Sweden. Tommy Gunnarsson catches them on fine form and at their intimate best in a tiny basement club |
reviews |
Music for The Age of Miracles (2017) |
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Fabulous, long-awaited album from melancholic indiepop outfit the Clientele who have returned after a seven year absence this time with a new fourth member |
Alone and Unreal: The Best of the Clientele (2015) |
Minotaur (2010) |
Bonfires on the Heath (2009) |
Lost Weekend (2002) |
Suburban Light (2001) |
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