11.04.2009

RIYL: autumn's melancholy, meticulous guitar-pop, and Britishness

The Clientele - Bonfires On The Heath

out now on merge records (2009)

Another incredibly consistent autumnal brit-pop record from these underrated English tune smiths. Building on the successful past expansions of their jangly 60's sound into a now fully realized inclusion of string sections, steel guitar, and female backing vocals, The Clientele seamlessly move from seductive uptempo pop-jams to dreamy and lonesome suburban melodies---everything guided by the band's tight precision and sense of arrangement. Maybe their best record yet.

Buy it at Insound!

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