The Clientele

Date: 2001 (release)
Release: Merge #487
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One of my favorite “Sixties” bands, the Clientele didn’t even cut a record until three decades after the passing of the Summer of Love. With a vintage sound almost entirely outside of contemporary music, the Clientele’s exquisite pop conjures up a pastoral age of hazy psychedelic dreamscapes splashed with soft sunshine, swirling leaves, hopeful longings, and just a little bit of rain. Even if you were born too late, their wistfully nostalgic melodies will lull your mental clock into believing it’s 1968 again.

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