One of the most distinctive and mysterious indie acts of the 21st century, … Read Full Bio ↴One of the most distinctive and mysterious indie acts of the 21st century, Liverpool's art-punk quartet Clinic combine decades' worth of familiar sounds in surprising ways. At any given moment, it's possible to hear shades of the Seeds' churning garage rock, the Velvet Underground's chugging cool, Suicide's icy pulse, Ennio Morricone's spaghetti Western drama, or Augustus Pablo's moody dub within their music. Coupled with Ade Blackburn's acidic vocals and their fondness for wearing surgical masks in concert, Clinic created an unmistakable image and sound that nevertheless shifted subtly on each album. On 2000's Internal Wrangler, they led with the raw strangeness of their music, then emphasized its sophistication on 2002's chilly Walking with Thee. Later, when the band explored folk (on 2006's Visitations), '60s pop (on 2010's Bubblegum), and experimental electronics (on 2012's Free Reign), the results were equally unexpected and effortless. Despite their accomplishments over the years -- touring with Radiohead, a Grammy nomination -- and the timely political commentary of 2019's Wheeltappers and Shunters, Clinic remained firmly, and proudly, outside of the mainstream.

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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Linda
Clinic Lyrics

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With Linda, you're high as a kite
And a union to your wife
And clover through the years
And no one left to steer
From ear to ear

All you see will still be in
All you see is left to take

Linda made you
Linda kissed for free

With human, you pluck the roots
To destroy all you've built
And you've turned on through the years
But no one left to steer
From gear to gear

All you see will still be in
All you see is left to take
Linda made you
Linda kissed for free

All the things that you adore
And all the things that you adore

All the things that you adored
And careful of what you adore

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Clinic's song "Linda" discuss the impact a woman named Linda has on the singer's life. The singer explains that when he is with Linda, he feels drunk and carefree, and even though he is in a committed relationship with someone else ("a union to your wife"), he can't help but feel enamored with Linda. The lyrics suggest that Linda is some sort of escape from reality, a way for the singer to forget about his responsibilities and just enjoy the moment. However, the lyrics also hint at a darker side of Linda's influence. The line "with human, you pluck the roots to destroy all you've built" suggests that Linda encourages the singer to be reckless and self-destructive, tearing down the things in his life that he has worked hard to build. The lyric "all you see will still be in, all you see is left to take" could be interpreted as Linda urging the singer to focus only on immediate pleasures, rather than thinking about the long-term consequences of his actions.

The chorus of the song, repeating "Linda made you, Linda kissed for free," suggests that Linda has some sort of mystical power over the singer, as if he is powerless to resist her charm. However, the end of the song warns the listener to be "careful of what you adore," suggesting that Linda's influence on the singer may ultimately have negative consequences.

Line by Line Meaning

With Linda, you're high as a kite
Linda makes you feel euphoric and carefree like you're on drugs.

And a union to your wife
You are married to someone but still have strong feelings for Linda.

And clover through the years
You've been lucky and happy with Linda for a long time.

And no one left to steer
You feel lost and directionless without Linda to guide you.

From ear to ear
You are smiling and happy because of Linda's influence.

With human, you pluck the roots
You destroy everything you've built and cared for when you choose someone else over Linda.

To destroy all you've built
You ruin your life by giving up on Linda and choosing someone else.

And you've turned on through the years
You have wandered away from Linda over time.

But no one left to steer
Without Linda, you feel like you're lost at sea with no one to guide you.

From gear to gear
You keep changing your focus and priorities without a clear sense of direction.

All you see will still be in
You can't escape your memories of Linda and what you've lost.

All you see is left to take
There is nothing left to gain when you've given up on Linda.

Linda made you
Linda has had a major impact on your life and who you are as a person.

Linda kissed for free
Linda gave you love and affection without asking for anything in return.

All the things that you adore
You have to be careful about what you love and value because it can be taken away from you, just like Linda.

And all the things that you adore
Your love and happiness can be fleeting and temporary, just like your time with Linda.

All the things that you adored
You have lost the things that you have loved and cherished in the past.

And careful of what you adore
You need to be cautious about investing your emotions and energy into something or someone who could end up hurting you, just like Linda did.

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