Clinic

Clinic are a Liverpool based Post-punk revival band noted for their often fast-paced, eclectic sound. Their sound is often distinguished by the prominent use of vintage keyboards/organs, most notably the Philips Philicorda, and peculiar off-scale chord progressions.

Ade Blackburn and Jonathan Hartley formed Clinic in 1997 following the split of their previous band, Pure Morning. They developed early notoriety for featuring instruments (primarily keyboards/organs) that were acquired at various jumble sales and flea markets. Brian Campbell and Carl Turney joined the band and soon their first EP I.P.C. Subeditors Dictate Our Youth was released on their own Aladdin's Cave of Golf record label. The EP made John Peel's Festive Fifty at the end of the year, and two other self-financed singles followed in 1998.

In 1999, the band signed to Domino Records and the first three singles were compiled on a single CD or LP. Their debut album, Internal Wrangler, was released in 2000. Album tracks "The Second Line", "The Return of Evil Bill" and "Distortions" were released as singles - "The Second Line" was later used in a television advertisement for Levi's jeans, and reissued. In the same year, the band played at All Tomorrow's Parties and Scott Walker's Meltdown and toured with Radiohead.

Two further albums, Walking with Thee and Winchester Cathedral, followed in 2002 and 2004 respectively along with tours with The Flaming Lips and an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, performing "Walking with Thee". "Come into Our Room", the second single from Walking with Thee, was later featured on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and was included on the series' soundtrack album. Also from the album, "The Equaliser" was featured in the 2003 indie film Thirteen. The band released their fourth album, Visitations, in October 2006. "Tusk", the first single from the album, was made available as a free download from the band's official website in February 2006, and "Harvest (Within You)" preceded the album in early October.

Funf, a compilation album of b-sides, was released in June 2007. Clinic also appeared with Roky Erickson at Jarvis Cocker's 2007 Meltdown Festival and later in the year toured with Arcade Fire. "If You Could Read Your Mind" from Visitations was used in the arthouse film Hallam Foe the same autumn.

2008 saw the release of the single "Free Not Free", preceding their fifth album Do It!. The single was released as a free download from the band's website. The download also contained the B-side, "Thor". The band later released "The Witch (Made to Measure)" as the second single from the album, and "Tomorrow" as the third single. After touring to promote the album, the band returned to the studio to begin work on their next album.

The band's sixth album, Bubblegum, was released on 4 October 2010. According to the band, the album is a change in direction from their trademark "hyped up sound". The lead single from the album, "I'm Aware", was released on 20 September 2010

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Clinic – Bubblegum

_{Gepubliceerd op: 2010-11-06}

‘Bubblegum’, het zesde album van de Britse vaagpop band Clinic duurt maar 40 minuten. Dat ze als zichzelf klinken valt te verwachten na de vijf voorlopers. Al klinkt het dit keer wat meer achteroverleunend dan voorheen. Psychedelisch en eigenwijs. Invloeden zijn nauwelijks te duiden. De stem van Ade Blackburn heeft wel iets van Bowie, om een grote naam te noemen. Uit diezelfde tijd stamt eigenlijk ... »

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