The Clientele – God Save the Clientele

The Clientele are a band which have no bad songs, but no outstanding ones. For such an outfit, albums are capitally important. Luckily for them God Save The Clientele is a pretty strong one.
Their lyrics are poetic, wistful and consciously pretty, and their lush music somewhere between dream and twee pop, incorporating psychadelia without ever raising the suspicion that any band member has ever ingested narcotics. Ever.
Choruses never rise into giddy stratospheres; songs flow smoothly from one to the next. To look for stand-out strong points is to miss the purpose of the album. The Clientele are trying to take you into their universe of forests trails, sedate seasides and, most importantly, safety. If you spend time with this album they are sure to succeed. God Save The Clientele is a perfectly timed release- it’s one for winter evenings in front of log fires, and sleepy Sunday mornings.