The Clientele

The Clientele are a London-based British band with Alasdair MacLean on vocals and guitar, Mark Keen on drums, James Hornsey on bass and Mel Draisey on violin, keyboards, backing vocals and percussion. The band have experienced greater success in the United States, where they are signed to Merge Records, home of bands such as Lambchop and Spoon, than in their native Britain. They have conducted several extensive U.S. tours.

Discography

• Suburban Light (2000)
• The Violet Hour (2003)
• Strange Geometry (2005)
• It's Art, Dad (2005)
• God Save The Clientele (2007)
• Bonfires on the Heath (2009)

The Clientele - Suburban Light (2000)

Suburban Light is the debut album by The Clientele, released in November 2000. The album is not a proper debut as such because it's a collection of singles released from 1997 through 2000. The album was number 80 on Pitchfork Media's Top 200 Albums of the 2000s.

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01.I Had to Say This (3:34)
02.Rain (2:34)
03.Reflections After Jane (3:21)
04.We Could Walk Together (2:34)
05.Monday's Rain (5:05)
06.Joseph Cornell (2:23)
07.An Hour Before the Light (2:30)
08.(I Want You) More Than Ever (3:03)
09.6am Morningside (1:51)
10. Five Day Morning (4:08)
11.From A Window (2:40)
12. As Night Is Falling (5:13)
13. Lacewings (3:44)

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The Clientele - The Violet Hour (2003)

The Violet Hour is the proper debut album by The Clientele, released in July 2003. Its title was taken from T. S. Eliot's masterpiece, The Waste Land. All songs were written by The Clientele except for "Jamaican Rum Rhumba" (traditional, arranged by The Clientele). The US release features two bonus enhanced videos for "House on Fire" and the single "Reflections After Jane.

Playlist files :

01.The Violet Hour (4:55)
02.Voices in the Mall (2:09)
03.When You and I Were Young (3:50)
04.Missing (4:52)
05.Jamaican Rum Rhumba (1:21)
06.House on Fire (4:24)
07.lEverybody's Gone (3:02)
08.Porcelain (3:34)
09.Haunted Melody (2:14)
10.Prelude (2:21)
11.Lamplight (6:44)
12.The House Always Wins (8:02)
13.Policeman Getting Lost (2:21)

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The Clientele - Strange Geometry (2005)

Strange Geometry is an album by The Clientele, released in August 2005 to generally warm and positive reviews. The album was recorded in Walthamstow, London. The first single was "Since K Got Over Me," which was released in limited quantities on 7" vinyl. The album cover is a 1963 painting titled "The Viaduct" by Paul Delvaux. The song "(I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine" originally appeared on a split single (with The Relict) back in 2001, featuring additional vocals by Pam Berry.

Playlist files :

01.Since K Got Over Me (3:52)
02.(I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine (3:38)
03.My Own Face Inside the Trees (3:08)
04.K (2:41)
05.E.M.P.T.Y. (4:24)
06.When I Came Home from the Party (2:53)
07.Geometry of Lawns (2:52)
08.Spirit (2:52)
09.Impossible (5:06)
10.Step into the Light (4:00)
11.Losing Haringey (4:01)
12.The Six of Spades (2:21)

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The Clientele - It's Art, Dad (2005)



It's Art, Dad is a self-released compilation album of early recordings by The Clientele. The album was released in very limited quantities on the band's 2005-2006 tour dates as well as the band's website. It features various recordings from the band's early days (1991 through 1996). These songs feature founding member Innes Phillips, who left The Clientele in 1996 to form his own band The Relict.

Playlist files :

01.Graven Wood"
02.Dear Jennifer"
03.February Moon"
04.Elm Grove Window"
05.The Night That Changed Our Minds"
06.When She's Tired Of Dancing"
07.Untitled #2"
08.The Evening In Your Eyes"
09.St. James' Walk"
10.Shadow Of Your Life"
11.August Sky"
12.The Words We Knew"
13.St. Paul's Beneath A Sinking Sky"
14.Can't Sleep"
15.Sweeten Your Eyes"
16.Graven Wood" (Rehearsal)

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The Clientele - God Save The Clientele (2007)

God Save The Clientele is the fourth studio album by British indiepop band The Clientele. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, it broadens the band's palette through the use of pedal steel and slide guitar. The album is also the first to feature Mel Draisey as the official fourth member of the band. Pat Sansone of Wilco fame plays on the majority of the songs on God Save The Clientele. It was released on Merge Records on May 8, 2007 in the US, although it leaked onto the internet in March 2007. It was released in the UK in September 2007 by The Track & Field Organisation.

Playlist files :

01.Here Comes the Phantom (3:13)
02.I Hope I Know You (3:19)
03.Isn't Life Strange? (3:47)
04.The Dance of the Hours (2:08)
05.From Brighton Beach to Santa Monica (3:52)
06.Winter on Victoria Street (2:47)
07.The Queen of Seville (4:27)
08.These Days Nothing But Sunshine (3:25)
09.Somebody Changed (2:41)
10.No Dreams Last Night (3:05)
11.Carnival on 7th Street (2:09)
12.Bookshop Casanova (3:53)
13.The Garden at Night (1:44)
14.Dreams of Leaving (3:26)

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The Clientele - Bonfires on the Heath (2009)

Bonfires on the Heath is an album released by English indie pop group The Clientele on October 6, 2009. The All Music Guide has called it "the most perfect, autumnal, English pop record imaginable.

Playlist files :

01.I Wonder Who We Are"
02.Bonfires on the Heath"
03.Harvest Time"
04.Never Anyone But You"
05.Jennifer and Julia"
06.Sketch"
07.Tonight"
08.Share the Night"
09.I Know I Will See Your Face"
10.Never Saw Them Before"
11.Graven Wood"
12.Walking in the Park"

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