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
There are other artists with the same name:
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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https://clinic.bandcamp.com/
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
There are other artists with the same name:
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.
5. fresno california punk band. mental tunes for your mental health 💊
https://clinic.bandcamp.com/
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Clinic Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Clinic:
03. Internal Wrangler You see a sign of youth I hope you understand,…
06. C Q C.Q. in unison C.Q. in unison I hate the G.L.U. I hate the…
08-Earth Angel Nita my lord, the golden, gold, swimmer On our cousin's wedd…
11. 2nd Foot Stomp Come and wind your belly Come and wind it for me Oh…
2 4 Come my Lucien come and gloat All our boys are still…
2nd Foot Stomp Come and wind your belly Come and wind it for me Oh…
Anne Anne has left her marks here Anne has left her marks…
Another Way Of Giving You step out of your life From the corners to the…
August August they're bowling, latchkey son holding August you knew…
Bubblegum You're piecin' together Cruisin' your bed And countin' the…
C.Q C.Q. in unison C.Q. in unison I hate the G.L.U. I hate …
Cement Mixer Petey was the fetid son of pauline up on milk Commie…
Christmas One for me and one to share One for me and…
Circle I Warped for cousin, warped for others Oh and in your mental…
Circle of Fifths Circle of fifths and the one you can miss Can you…
Coda This record is a celebration of the 600th anniversary of the…
Come Into Our Room Candlelight and all things bright come into our room Candle…
Corpus Christi bountiful and bountiful in the summer raw bountiful and mad…
Country Mile Ben had men and Martha Ben had men and you Ben had…
C_Q_ C.Q. in unison C.Q. in unison I hate the G.L.U. I hate …
D.T Did you get your lemon, did you get your throne? Did…
Distortions I'd like to know completely What others so discreetly Talk a…
Earth Angel Nita my lord, the golden, gold, swimmer On our cousin's wedd…
Equaliser Want to, want to put you together Want to more…
Evil Bill Big boy Evil Boy, big boy Evil Bill Mummy, money, saw…
Falstaff Mmm... Mmm~mmm... Can you see the queen move? Mmm~mmm... …
Ferryboat of the Mind Deep and slow, see the yellow fish, dream of pig The…
For the Wars Sunshine boy the endless joy rushes in our home Sunshine…
for_the_wars Sunshine boy the endless joy rushes in our home Sunshine…
Free Not Free Sun is slanted in the backyard, sun is slanted on…
Freemason Waltz Somewhere behind your faces You know what time erases Come…
Goodnight Georgie Goodnight George Goodnight Grace You know the sun mans on hi…
Harmony I believe in harmony I believe in Christmas Eve Free…
Home Winter here came so large and Winter here and the snows You'…
I'm Aware In the day, you have someone Who can be true and…
I.P.C. Sub Editors Dictate Our Youth Yeah, yeah, yeah, Lil' Flip, Bizzy Bone First Eazy, Houston …
Interlude You said you wanted ambience Is that nova in the basement? …
Internal Wrangler You see a sign of youth I hope you understand,…
IPC Sub-Editors Dictate Our Youth Yeah, yeah, yeah, Lil' Flip, Bizzy Bone First Eazy, Houston …
Jigsaw Man Mother melted in the fridge Mother melted with the gifts A…
Laughing Cavalier Ah-ah, I wonder Ah-ah, I like Pictures evolving Before your…
Lee Shan One for luck and one forever As the mortar glows One for…
Linda With Linda, you're high as a kite And a union to…
Mary And Eddie Mary life opens, you warm to the tokens and wheel out…
Memories Memories are the pieces of the puzzle you wanted, memories …
Monkey on Your Back Get it the swing Get it the swing Don't peak No one k…
Mr Moonlight Kathy in the sun Kathy has just come No other…
Orangutan All winter, we're locked in lust All winter, with ice in…
Paradise There's a time for pacify and there's A time to light…
Pet Eunuch Renee I'm bored while you pulsate come as ever Seeking…
Porno Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh ohh! oh,…
Radiostory It was only after he made her acquaintance That it occurred…
Rubber Bullets Substitute another For a family heirloom Right around the sy…
Second Foot Stomp Come and wind your belly Come and wind it for me Oh…
Second Line Weed and bach and bach a mono Weed and bach and…
Shopping Bag back to the bar, with the double your nurse back to…
Sun Bathes Our Home Magical magical magical weather sunlight bathes our home S…
Sunlight Bathes Our Home Magical magical magical weather sunlight bathes our home Sh…
T.K We're up a hill and down a slope We're up a…
T.K. We're up a hill and down a slope We're up a…
Thank You With candor, you know the more Candor, you know the more Can…
Thank You (For Living) With candour you know the more, candour you know the…
The Bridge Bits of batler cook in the glow, You need the…
The Castle We've been creepy crawling marked Looking for monk, for the …
The Equaliser Want to, want to put you together Want to more…
The Magician Back with the living, no you're back on your feet Back…
The Return of Evil Bill Big boy Evil Boy, big boy Evil Bill Mummy, money, saw…
The Second Line Weed and bach and bach a mono Weed and bach and…
The Second Line (live @ WFMU 2 Beel embark embark another one Bell embark embark a low Go…
The Vulture Nita and her black haired mother in the warmth and…
Tomorrow I saw you making celebrations, at your breakfast on the…
W.D.Y.Y.B Did you get your lemon, did you get your throne? Did…
Walking With Thee As you climb up the stairs and come back forever…
WDYYB Did you get your lemon, did you get your throne? Did…
Welcome You see your sun is gentle, see your Sunday clothes…
Winged Wheel All the pages you turn, in the book of your…
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