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Suburban Light

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an exquisite collection of songs: majestic, delicate, gorgeous and timeless...the echo-laden production is oft (and justly) mentioned in other reviews of the clientele...each track sounds as if it is beaming through your walls from a distant room, and because of that the songs remain elusive at the same time that they burrow deep into your brain, to nestle against a warm fissure of gray matter and resonate throughout your day...you'll stride down the street singing without being sure of the lyrics, you'll be transported to foggy memorial chambers in your mind, feeling each pang of aching nostalgia diffuse into the impossibly warm sounds radiating from your speakers...

not as heartbreaking and frail as nick drake, nor as self-consciously wry as belle and sebastian...while the clientele certainly haven't broken much new ground, the best music is often built of intelligent, heartfelt hybridization and juxtaposition of musical elements...this lovely record will appeal to many kinds of folks, i think...fans of boards of canada, bluetile lounge, B&S, radar bros., john lennon's ballads, etc., take note - these 13 songs are really quite magical...

"Suburban light" is a collection of beautiful songs in the vein of Belle & Sebastian, frail melodies which should be best heard during nighttime. The album's cover says it all: you should imagine yourself sitting on a bench just in front of the blurred landcape portrayed on it and that's exactly the place where you'd feel like listening to a record such as this one. the clientele are the quintessential Scot band so if you like the genre you won't be disappointed!