Listening to this for the millionth time and still hearing new things - murky piano chords mixed low, vocals double tracked (or ADT?) the double tracked leads by Richard Lloyd, how much Verlaine is singing from the stomach, the beautiful EQ job. Like all truly great music it is, at times, baffling

The Clientele - I Am Not There Anymore An expansive 2xLP set, from the opener Fables of the Silverlink it's a gorgeous mix of chamber pop, field recordings, spoken word, piano instrumentals, strings & dreamy lyrics & vocals Phrases & names return across songs binding this sumptuous album together

REISSUES OF THE YEAR 2025 - No. 9: ‘The Violet Hour’ by The Clientele One of the best from the indie jangle dreamers, and my personal most listened to group of the year. @theclientele.bsky.social @mergerecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

Happy to read this, no pressure for the next one then!

This is wonderful! Stripped back gorgeousness from The Clientele front man Alasdair MacLean including a cover of the Durutti Column's "Sketch for Summer" Enjoy 🎶🎸 #musicsky

Wow, one from the vault!

This is the closest we came to writing a Christmas song. Goes without saying it eventually saw release in mid-August theclientele.bandcamp.com/track/saturd...

I saw the season-perfect @theclientele.bsky.social at the cosy and intimate St Pancras Old Church on Wednesday and have 3 videos from the evening. The first is 'Bonfires on the Heath': www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiJs...

The Clientele released Suburban Light on this day in 2000 (28 November 2000). You can replay the listening party (no_753) here:

@theclientele.bsky.social Until last night Optimum Reverb for The Violet Hour was my deserted communal shower room at my old university . St Mathias now takes the prize.

…and once more to worship the spectral, altar-ed states of @theclientele.bsky.social This time illuminating St. Matthias Church from within.

Potential to be a special one tonight

Lamplight is getting more free though still anchored in D

Lots of fun last night; disconcerted to be playing on top of Richard Nichols grave; walk on music by the great Eberhard Weber; there actually was a St Pancras; ah the French champagnes…. Thank you all and see you tonight

The stained-glass sounds of @theclientele.bsky.social at St. Pancras Old Church. @jameshornsey.bsky.social

A magical evening at Old St Pancras Church with beat nature poets @theclientele.bsky.social. I never clicked before how much Television there is in them.

A very moving and generous account of interactions with our music. And from a fellow suburban contrarian too, which makes it all the better.

We are playing two sets at both shows this week. In the second set we’ll concentrate on songs from the violet hour LP Times: Doors: 7.30pm First set: 8:15pm - 9pm Interval - 15 mins Second set: 9:15pm - 10:15pm curfew 10:30pm

Exciting news. A new Would Be Goods album in 2026. @would-be-goods.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social would-be-goods.bandcamp.com/album/tears-...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (McLean, 98 mins, just saying)

Last handful of tickets available for the second Violet Hour show. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Out today! lnk.to/VioletHour?f...

REISSUE OF THE WEEK: ‘The Violet Hour’ by The Clientele The Clientele’s second album of dreamy slow-burning indie pop finally makes its way back to vinyl following a limited UK run in 2003. @theclientele.bsky.social @mergerecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

JUST IN / DINKED ARCHIVE 27: 'The Violet Hour' by The Clientele Gently psychedelic jangly autumnal indie dreamers with nods to slowcore. A handful of the limited D.A. edition w/ signed postcard remain. @theclientele.bsky.social @mergerecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/5270...

For Halloween I wrote about the new Joanne Robertson album and the Clientele. Not spooky, but certainly eerie! 🎃 open.substack.com/pub/robinall...

In typical style for us the first one sold out in less than an hour but there are still a few tickets left for this one 20 days later

Tickets for second Violet Hour show now up for sale, unusually for the Clientele they seem to be selling fast link.dice.fm/I94a007793e0. wegottickets.com/event/677968/

Same shit, different church! we have added a second violet hour show as the first one sold out immediately. Thur 27 November - St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington tickets go on sale on Friday at midday UK time link.dice.fm/I94a007793e0. wegottickets.com/event/677968/

Londoners! Tickets now available for Violet Hour reissue launch party on 26th November. Small venue / limited numbers so advice is don't muck abaaht wegottickets.com/event/677217/

UK/EU people ordering the Violet Hour reissue - go to Merge's UK store to avoid US postage rates mergerecords.co.uk/release/5355...

What a terrible poker face

'The Violet Hour' — the debut full-length by @theclienteleband — is being reissued on Merge vinyl, out on 11/7 + available to pre-order now! 🎉 Lnk.to/VioletHour or mergerecords.com!

Rehearsal time for us. Tickets on sale Friday wegottickets.com/event/677217/

The Clientele - The Violet Hour new Dinked Archive Edition! very lush tbh: Dinked: Opaque "Lily Pad" green swirl Signed photo postcard Obi+Sticker LTD 500 Read more here: monorailmusic.com/product/the-...

the last of our albums not to get a reissue on vinyl... is getting a reissue. The weirdest and most hypnotic record we made, and a unanimous band fave the last time I checked. Order: UK: mergerecords.co.uk/release/5355... US: mergerecords.com/product/the_... Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwmu...

#nowspinning The Clientele “Bonfires on the heath” #vinyl @theclientele.bsky.social #theclientele #dreampop

22 years ago today, the Boston Globe (5 September 2003) did this profile on The Clientele. #TheClientele @theclientele.bsky.social

Happy birthday Caetano Veloso. Nothing by flowers. Read Amor de Días (Alasdair Maclean of @theclientele.bsky.social and Lupe Núñez-Fernández of Pipas) in MAGNET on Veloso: magnetmagazine.com/2011/06/20/f...

www.musicweek.com/publishing/r... (as you can see from the photo) we're delighted to be joining a publishing roster which includes Phillip Glass, Anoushka Shankar, Dion, Jeff Mills, John Taverner, The Zombies and many other inspirations

What can you say, except the man was able to do everything he did and still leave stuff like this on the cutting room floor. RIP Brian m.youtube.com/watch?v=EgNN...

Sad to hear this but glad it’s under their control. They were lovely when we opened for them and always a fascinating band www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

24 years ago today, the Philadelphia Inquirer (13 May 2001) reviewed The Clientele's "Suburban Light". #TheClientele @theclientele.bsky.social @robertrotifer.bsky.social

Today's the day when our album officially sees the light of day on @tapeterecords.bsky.social. Thank you again, @andylewis.bsky.social, @danny-manners.bsky.social, @ianbutton.bsky.social and @robertrotifer.bsky.social for your talent and your friendship. louisphilippe1.bandcamp.com/album/the-ro...

Happy International Workers’ Day! Don’t let the bastards grind you down!

Give this album a listen: The Blossom Filled Streets open.spotify.com/album/5hC5zv... Discovered this band thanks to @theclientele.bsky.social and I absolutely love them...🙌💙💙💙

So great to see Movietone get a retrospective write up! One of our favourite bands then and now pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Rare London show in an intimate venue with Clientele string arranger, mentor, and (much more importantly) brilliant solo artist Louis Philippe! @philippeauclair.bsky.social wegottickets.com/event/650550/

#RIP Bill Fay. A kind and gentle soul and a great spiritual songwriter. It was a true pleasure to meet him and interview him for @mojomagazine.bsky.social in 2012.

Strongly suggest a $100bn investment in nanotechnology to find a violin small enough to play over this www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/t...