The Clientele
The Clientele are a London-based band with Alasdair MacLean on vocals and g… Read Full Bio ↴The Clientele are a London-based band with Alasdair MacLean on vocals and guitar, Mark Keen on drums, James Hornsey on bass and Mel Draisey on Keys and Violin.
MacLean and Hornsey began collaborating musically while still in school, after MacLean saw that Hornsey had written the name of the band Felt on his pencil case. The band formed in 1991, with the current lineup along with Innes Phillips, who shared singing and songwriting duties with MacLean. The band recorded an album's worth of material but failed to get any label interest. Innes left the band (and would go on to found The Relict); the rest of the group re-formed in 1997, and they released a number of singles that were eventually collected on Suburban Light (2000). The Violet Hour (2003) was their first album proper, which again saw great acclaim, but, as yet, little commercial success. August 2005 saw the release of their second full album, Strange Geometry. Draisey joined the band in 2006 just in time for band's second tour of the States.
The band is more successful in America, where they are signed to Merge Records, home of bands such as Lambchop and Spoon, than in their native Britain.
Their music is noted for its reverb-rich production and MacLean's distinctive breathy vocals and jangly guitar playing. Their lyrics take a strong inspiration from surrealist literature and art from the early 20th century. "We Could Walk Together" quotes a line ("like a silver ring thrown into the flood of my heart") from a 1928 poem by French surrealist Joe Bousquet; the song "What Goes Up" quotes the poem "Stupidity Street" by Ralph Hodgson in its entirety.
The song "I Can't Seem To Make You Mine" from their album "Strange Geometry" is used in the movie "The Lake House" (2006).
Their album 'God Save The Clientele' was released on May 8th 2007. 'Bonfires on the Heath' followed in 2009, and 'Minotaur' in 2010. Their last one, 'Music For The Age Of Miracles' was released on september 22th.
http://www.theclientele.co.uk/
MacLean and Hornsey began collaborating musically while still in school, after MacLean saw that Hornsey had written the name of the band Felt on his pencil case. The band formed in 1991, with the current lineup along with Innes Phillips, who shared singing and songwriting duties with MacLean. The band recorded an album's worth of material but failed to get any label interest. Innes left the band (and would go on to found The Relict); the rest of the group re-formed in 1997, and they released a number of singles that were eventually collected on Suburban Light (2000). The Violet Hour (2003) was their first album proper, which again saw great acclaim, but, as yet, little commercial success. August 2005 saw the release of their second full album, Strange Geometry. Draisey joined the band in 2006 just in time for band's second tour of the States.
The band is more successful in America, where they are signed to Merge Records, home of bands such as Lambchop and Spoon, than in their native Britain.
Their music is noted for its reverb-rich production and MacLean's distinctive breathy vocals and jangly guitar playing. Their lyrics take a strong inspiration from surrealist literature and art from the early 20th century. "We Could Walk Together" quotes a line ("like a silver ring thrown into the flood of my heart") from a 1928 poem by French surrealist Joe Bousquet; the song "What Goes Up" quotes the poem "Stupidity Street" by Ralph Hodgson in its entirety.
The song "I Can't Seem To Make You Mine" from their album "Strange Geometry" is used in the movie "The Lake House" (2006).
Their album 'God Save The Clientele' was released on May 8th 2007. 'Bonfires on the Heath' followed in 2009, and 'Minotaur' in 2010. Their last one, 'Music For The Age Of Miracles' was released on september 22th.
http://www.theclientele.co.uk/
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The Clientele Lyrics
(I Can't Seem) To Make You Mine In the silence of the garden Moss arizing on the wind And…
(I Want You) More Than Ever But I'll never sleep like this with all the yard just…
12 Bookshop Casanova After all the lights go low, we find ourselves alone We…
6am Morningside and 6 am in morningside the first car rushes by we walk…
An Hour Before the Light And when I see your sunlit eyes it turns my…
As Night Is Falling Drag yourself along to the sweetest Sunday song Then you sm…
As the World Rises and Falls Your eyes have grown tired of Hunting for the fox and…
Bicycles Bicycles have drifted through these Leaves still wet with r…
Bonfires On The Heath Kids all jumping bonfires on the heath Kids all jumping bon…
Bookshop Casanova After all the lights go low, we find ourselves alone We…
Breathing Soft and Low 41 & 20 55 I've got so much hate in my heart…
Can't Seem To Make You Mine (I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine (Verse 1) In the silence…
Carnival on 7th Street There's a carnival on 7th Street People moving everywhere, …
Closer Closer now Closer now it′s done It's all begun Dr. Martin′s…
Dreams of Leaving Goodnight, my angel of the dark Moonlight rising on the par…
Driving South Though I know you'll never read the words I'm writing…
Dying in May Oh, sister Oh, sister, will you go back to the flowers? Oh,…
E.M.P.T.Y. When I’m riding home at night now I get in so…
Emptily Through Holloway Cancel the car to number ten Such a thick fog rolling…
Everybody's Gone Please don't say a thing It's so simple just to let…
Fear of Falling Nights tenderly drift losing my grip losing the 5th or the 6…
Five Day Morning Mrs. Jones and I were dreaming of the moon On Wednesday…
From a Window The sunset touched the house today the children laughed and …
From Brighton Beach to Santa Monica Cross the lonely parade Your face turned away From the peopl…
Geometry Of Lawns Leaving came to us Just like a song A dull geometry of…
Graven Wood Let us, to Graven Wood, go To walk across the sad…
Harvest Time Bats from the eaves go shivering by Scarecrows watch the ve…
Haunted Melody basketballs bounce out of tune the streets are empty & the…
Here Comes the Phantom April in my mind but I can't sleep So I take…
House on Fire Midnight coming back around, the summer heat that wears me…
I Had To Say This Nightingales all summer long Beside me in my mind One and …
I Hope I Know You Close your eyes, take your time There's a bad night on…
I Know I Will See Your Face Let’s go out and find a place That no one knows When…
I Wonder Who We Are Friday night And I don't have a clue Just in the crowds W…
Impossible There's a place that we can go At the end of…
Isn't Life Strange Isn't life strange? We walk in the dark Sarah and Julie…
Jennifer & Julia Take me down and close my eyes My fingertips will touch…
Jerry What shall we do now then, Jerry? Nothing's on my mind Augus…
Joseph Cornell Why do hummingbirds just hum their Loneliness to me? 151 o…
K Back into that falling night The birches and the silhouette…
Kelvin Parade Am I only dreaming or is this the kelvin parade? Watching…
Lacewings Only a word is in my mind We'll get high, we'll…
Lamplight It's dark and it's a long way down She said as…
Losing Haringey "In those days, there was a kind of fever that…
Make You Min (I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine (Verse 1) In the silence…
Minotaur I dreamed one night that I was young But life had…
Missing On a night like this, you can't brush away All the…
Monday's Rain I'm dreaming in a still and empty night And spooked by…
More Than Ever But I'll never sleep like this with all the yard just…
My Own Face Inside The Trees All the pines that shiver in the park Kick my fever…
Never Anyone But You All summer long There were voices in the hall, that's what…
No Dreams Last Night One is one, two is two Three's the hollow avenue And the…
North School Drive The garden sliding past is overwhelming Receding through an…
Nothing Here Is What It Seems Raindrops falling on my shoulder Play me like a violin Nig…
Paul Verlaine There's a note That the world plays out of tune Some silver…
Policeman Getting Lost And I see the blue-eyed surfer boy's gone home To the…
Porcelain A darker garden this, though pale with beauty In the lourin…
Rain Rain Soft in the dark We take a left thru the deepening…
Reflections After Jane Butterflies with gilded wings this morning Touched the red …
Retiro Park Monday's cool but Tuesday's slow But sunshine follows every…
Saturday The taxi lights were in your eyes, so warm against…
Share The Night Share the night with me, share the night on the…
Since K Got Over Me Since K Got Over Me Juliet I get on my knees Speaking in…
Six Of Spades When the fog comes rolling through the avenues Something le…
Sketch Bandstand Dummy Bells Sheaves Glass Canary Diorama …
Somebody Changed Back on the streets Every day is the same, Lord Girls in…
Spirit I've been hanging around, feeling up, feeling down It's lik…
Step Into the Light To make a tempest of our dreams Your white skin on…
Strange Town Magnolias bloom now In a strange town When I look out there'…
Sweeten Your Eyes Sweeten your eyes The moon is rising high, tonight Take my h…
That Night a Forest Grew Today's a day for staying inside the briefest of seasons t…
The Dance of the Hours When we were children, we found a knight in the…
The Garden at Night The garden at night is a magical place Wind in the…
The Green Man He was already drunk, and becoming slightly pompous; the pub…
The House Always Wins So wake up and smell the scent on your skin The…
The Queen of Seville 4:45 and no one's alive By the lights on 10th Street But…
The Violet Hour Terraces that climb like vines Towards the moon, the five a…
These Days Nothing But Sunshine These days nothing but sunshine Stay each night for a while…
Three Month Summers Three month summers In the haunted suburbs pass Your tea lea…
to Make You Mine (I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine (Verse 1) In the silence…
Tonight The light Reflected in your eyes The evening was so warm …
Voices In The Mall Talking with your friends another night Well, I guess I'll …
Walking In The Park I’ve been walking in the park In a dying afternoon Like th…
We Could Walk Together We could walk together In the jade and the coolness of…
What Goes Up What goes up must come down You and I, we're hanging…
When I Came Home From the Party When I came home from the party Everything had changed The c…
When You and I Were Young When you and I were young We would press our white…
Winter on Victoria Street Watching a movie and getting bored Trying to get off with…
Your Song I heard your song And so I long To pack my things To…