A deserved commercial breakthrough continues to elude this wonderful London band.
Every time The Clientele announce a new album, their small but fiercely loyal fan base holds its breath in anticipation. Could this be the release that finally brings a truly wonderful band the wider acclaim they so richly deserve?
Few artists of recent times share this London four-piece’s ability to evoke a sense of mood and place. Their five albums of shimmeringly brilliant, exquisitely arranged songs are a near-perfect soundtrack to the sense of isolation many people experience living in the UK’s capital city; whether it’s travelling home alone on an empty night bus at 3am, or the blissful solitude of strolling through one of the capital’s parks on a glorious summer’s day. Yet despite the excellence of last year’s Bonfires on the Heath, their most immediate and commercial offering yet, a breakthrough remains elusive.
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