Cover of The Clientele Suburban Light
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For fans of the clientele, lovers of indie and melancholic english pop, and listeners fond of 1980s inspired c86 music.
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THE REVIEW

England, it's raining but strangely it's raining.

A Pub, you drink, mugs that build your muscles.

The girls look at you. Are they smiling or laughing at you?

You encounter an English octopus. The dilemma remains are they laughing or smiling. The girl might not be pretty, to avoid being sexist you take a tour around the place. You think that in the end, you'll come up with the excuse that you're drunk, without mentioning that you might also be a toilet and no one has ever given you the time of day.

But we're not talking about toilets.

As I was saying, outside it's raining, rain is fog.

A record plays.

Youngsters pass under the rain.

Anyway, they're laughing, trust me.

Anyway, the youngsters pass by. As they pass, a ray of Scottish Pop expands, Sarah, Pastels, Innocence C 86 with fewer amphetamines.

A ray of melancholic melody. Simple English pop that takes you from Aztec Camera to the Smiths, with all the ocean in between.

Pure pop, pure fog, rain, and if you like it, a sense of sweet melancholy.

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This review paints 'Suburban Light' by The Clientele as a melancholic and atmospheric English pop album. It evokes imagery of rainy English pubs and youthful ambiguity, blending influences from Aztec Camera and The Smiths. The music is described as simple yet richly emotional, ideal for fans of nostalgic indie pop and Scottish C86 sounds.

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01   I Had to Say This (03:34)

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03   Reflections After Jane (03:21)

04   We Could Walk Together (02:34)

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05   Monday's Rain (05:05)

06   Joseph Cornell (02:23)

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07   An Hour Before the Light (02:30)

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08   (I Want You) More Than Ever (03:03)

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09   Saturday (03:52)

10   Five Day Morning (04:08)

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12   As Night is Falling (05:13)

13   Lacewings (03:44)

The Clientele

The Clientele are a British indie pop band from London, formed in 1991 by singer-guitarist Alasdair MacLean. Known for hushed vocals, reverb‑laden guitars and autumnal, jangle‑tinged songwriting, they compiled early singles as Suburban Light (2000) and released albums including The Violet Hour (2003), Strange Geometry (2005), God Save The Clientele (2007), Bonfires on the Heath (2009), Music for the Age of Miracles (2017) and I Am Not There Anymore (2023).
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