Clinic formed in 1997, when longtime friends Ade Blackburn (vocals/guitars/keyboards) and Jonathan Hartley (guitars/keyboards) left their previous band, Pure Morning. To complete their new project's lineup, they recruited Brian Campbell (bass/flute/vocals) and Carl Turney (drums/piano/vocals). The band embellished on their punk and garage rock roots with keyboards they found at flea markets and jumble sales, as heard on their debut EP, I.P.C. Subeditors Dictate Our Youth. Released on their own Aladdin's Cave of Golf label, it reached number nine in John Peel's Festive 50 singles roundup of 1997. The following year, Clinic issued the equally well-received singles "Cement Mixer" and "Monkey on My Back." A bidding war followed, and the band signed with Domino Records in 1999 because of the label's diverse roster and independent spirit. Clinic's first release for Domino was that year's The Second Line, an EP whose title track was famously used in ads for Levi's Jeans in the U.K. The song also appeared on Clinic's acclaimed 2000 debut album, Internal Wrangler, which was over a year in the making and, like their previous releases, self-financed. In support of the album, they appeared at Scott Walker's Meltdown and All Tomorrow's Parties festivals and toured with Radiohead.
In 2001, Clinic returned to the studio and recorded their second album in less than a month. Appearing in March 2002, Walking with Thee provided a more spacious, atmospheric take on the group's sound and earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. Following Walking with Thee's success, Clinic took a different approach while making their next album. The band opted for a rougher, nearly demo-quality sound on Winchester Cathedral, which arrived in August 2004. For their fifth full-length, Clinic reunited with Gareth Jones, who mixed Internal Wrangler and helped them give 2006's Visitations a rawness that harked back to the band's early days. In June 2007, the band issued the B-sides collection Funf. Clinic then revisited their psych and garage rock leanings on Do It!, a self-produced set of songs that Domino released in April 2008.
Clinic changed gears once more on October 2010's Bubblegum, recruiting producer John Congleton for its gentler, chamber pop-inspired sound. The following April, the band delivered the covers EP Ladies Night, which featured a version of Man 2 Man's "Male Stripper," as a release for that year's Record Store Day. On their next album, Clinic made one of the biggest shifts to their distinctive style. Self-produced and featuring mixes by Oneohtrix Point Never's Daniel Lopatin, November 2012's Free Reign combined experimental electronics influenced by Kraftwerk and Yellow Magic Orchestra with psychedelia and free jazz. The band's chemistry with Lopatin was so potent that the producer remixed the album as March 2013's Free Reign II.
Following Free Reign's release, Clinic went on hiatus. During the band's time off, Blackburn and Hartley formed Higher Authorities, a side project that let them indulge their love of dub more deeply than they could with Clinic. Featuring collaborations with legendary dub producer Adrian Sherwood, the duo's debut album, Neptune, arrived in April 2016. That May, Clinic resurfaced to perform with John Cale at his Liverpool performance of the Velvet Underground's classic album The Velvet Underground & Nico. In May 2019, the band returned with their eighth album, Wheeltappers and Shunters. Taking its name from a British variety TV show from the '70s, the album combined some of Clinic's most straightforward songwriting with a satirical take on politics and nostalgia.
Biography by Heather Phares
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2. A hardcore punk band that plays music similar to such bands as have heart, champion, kids like us, comeback kid, modern life is war, bane, and verse. They hail from North Central, New Jersey.
3. An Australian rapper from Brisbane. Not much is known about him.
4. Clinic were Alan Reeves, Phil Trainer and Philip Brigham they released one album in 1973 called 'Now We Are Even' and contributed to the soundtrack of the 1970 film 'La Route De Salina'. Their song 'The Chase' is featured on the Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack.
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Christmas
Clinic Lyrics
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One for me and one to share
Going to the market just to sell your wares
Going to the market just to sell your wares
Had to leave upon a mare
Know it's Christmas
Need and needed your love
Need and needed your love
You need and needed your love
Back to front you know yourself
Back to front you know yourself
Back to front the market in the afternoon
Back to front the market in the afternoon
Penny pinch and penny chews
Know it's Christmas
Need and needed your love
Need and needed your love
Need and needed your love
N-n-n-need and needed your love
Oh, had to leave upon a mare
Know it's Christmas
Need and needed your love
Need and needed your love
Need and needed your love
N-n-n-need and needed your love
Know it's Christmas
Gentle lady
Gentle lady
Gentle lady
...
The song "Christmas" by Clinic is a mysterious and enigmatic track that leaves listeners with different interpretations. The repetition of the lines, "One for me and one to share, Going to the market just to sell your wares, Had to leave upon a mare, Know it's Christmas," suggests a sense of ritualistic monotony. The idea of "one for me and one to share" may imply a sense of selfishness or a slight uncertainty about the significance of sharing during the holiday season. The need to go to the market to sell one's wares could be a symbol of capitalism and the commercialization of Christmas. The line "Had to leave upon a mare" may suggest a sense of urgency or desperation, and the idea of leaving may signify moving away from or letting go of something.
The chorus, "Need and needed your love," is repeated several times throughout the song, emphasizing the importance of love during the holiday season. The line "Back to front you know yourself" adds to the cryptic nature of the song and may imply the idea of self-reflection or introspection during this time of year. The line "Penny pinch and penny chews" may suggest the importance of frugality or simple pleasures during Christmas. The repetition of the phrase "Know it's Christmas" reinforces the idea that this is a special time of year that has a different meaning to each individual.
Overall, "Christmas" by Clinic is a mysterious and open-ended song that allows listeners to draw their own conclusions about the meaning behind the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
One for me and one to share
I am taking two items, one for myself and one to give to someone else.
Going to the market just to sell your wares
I am going to the market to sell the goods that I have made.
Had to leave upon a mare
I had to leave my home quickly and rode away on a horse.
Know it's Christmas
I am aware that it is the Christmas holiday season.
Need and needed your love
I need and have always needed your love in my life.
Back to front you know yourself
You need to know yourself inside out, and from all angles.
Back to front the market in the afternoon
I went to the market in the afternoon and looked around to know who were selling what and at what price.
Penny pinch and penny chews
I am trying to save every penny by buying cheap goods.
Gentle lady
A polite address to a woman as a sign of respect and kindness.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: AUGUST CINJUN TATE, CEDRIC LEMOYNE, JOE IPPOLITO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Hi Tony. Got any 2017 indie xmas delights?