In the final episode of The Clientele Podcast, host Robin Allender talks to singer and guitarist Alasdair MacLean again, this time focussing on songwriting. It's a chance for Alasdair to look back at the early days of the band and talk about learning to play the guitar and write music. It's a very Beatles-heavy episode, but Robin and Alasdair also talk about Madness, Boards of Canada, Burial and Subway Sect, and many other musicians who helped Alasdair to develop and expand his songwriting. There is also some chat about music theory, particularly relating to chord progressions, and the idea of ..read more

In Part 2 of Episode 9 of The Clientele Podcast, Robin Allender talks to multi-instrumentalist Mel Draisey. Following a hopeful MySpace message back in 2006, Mel was asked to join The Clientele and immediately embarked on a US tour which culminated in the recording of the God Save The Clientele album in Nashville. She also appears on, and wrote arrangements for, Bonfire on the Heath – adding vocals, piano, violin, drones and much more. Her contributions, particularly her beautiful voice, are really key elements of the band's sound during that period. Mel also appears on the (brilliant) EP Tha ..read more

This week it's a bumper edition of The Clientele Podcast, as Robin Allender speaks to three former members of The Clientele: original drummer Dan Evans, guitarist and songwriter Innes Phillips, and multi-instrumentalist Mel Draisey. As such, this episode has been divided into two parts. In this part you can hear Robin's chats with Dan and Innes, and in Part 2 (which should be next up in your podcast feed), you can the interview with Mel. It's definitely worth checking out Tomorrow is Again by The Relict, a beautiful collection of Innes's songs, and a key part of The Clientele's discography ..read more

This week on The Clientele Podcast, Robin Allender talks to his good friend Kate Connolly, who introduced him to the band! Kate is hugely passionate about music and has followed the band from the start, so it's an illuminating conversation about what the music of The Clientele means to their fans. Robin and Kate also talk about Gravenhurst and the similarities between Nick Talbot's songwriting and Alasdair's. Alasdair MacLean performing The Age of Miracles at Union Chapel for Daylight Music (a gig put on by Kate): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFp0SB1foW0 Animals by Gravenhurst: https ..read more

This week on The Clientele Podcast, Robin Allender is joined by the Australian author and critic Anwen Crawford. Alongside the music of The Clientele, they discuss Sinéad O'Connor, Broadcast, Burial, the 00s blogosphere – and cricket. Anwen has recently published No Document, an extraordinary book, fragmentary, part memoir and part elegy; and Robin and Anwen talk about its similarities to The Clientele's new album, I Am Not There Anymore. Anwen's website: https://demandspopular.net/ Anwen's recent blogpost, which mentions The Violet Hour (and the podcast!): https://www.fridayjukebox.c ..read more

This week on The Clientele Podcast, host Robin Allender talks to the American writer Audrey Golden. Audrey is a longtime fan of The Clientele and talks about hearing Suburban Light for the first time, seeing them live in a small venue, and interviewing Alasdair recently about the new album. Audrey has recently published her first book I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records, an oral history of the legendary label. Audrey Golden's website, from which you can order I Thought I Heard You Speak: https://www.audreyjgolden.com/ Audrey's interview with Alasdair on Louder Than War: h ..read more

This week on The Clientele Podcast, Robin Allender talks to the band's bass player James Hornsey. James talks about the history of the band and gives a guided tour to The Clientele discography. As well as discussing the band's seven studio albums, Robin and James mention It's Art, Dad (demo recordings from the band's early years), the 2010 mini-album Minotaur, and the 2003 album Tomorrow is Again by The Relict, a beautiful collection of songs by founding member Innes Phillips. We also hear about James's alter ego Barry Lasagne and a close encounter with Dolly Parton. Hosted on Acast. See acast ..read more

This week on The Clientele Podcast, Robin Allender talks to the band's drummer Mark Keen. Mark talks about joining The Clientele, playing live, and how his drumming complements the band's delicate sound. He also talks about his beautiful piano compositions, including the Lyra pieces on Music for the Age of Miracles and the Radial pieces on I Am Not There Anymore. Mark has an extraordinary story about the song 'Conjuring Summer In' and this episode ends with his original demo of the song. 'Another summer's night', Anwen Crawford's review of Music for the Age of Miracles: https://www.themonth ..read more

In the first episode of The Clientele Podcast, host Robin Allender talks to Alasdair MacLean and James Hornsey from The Clientele about the band's background and about the making of the fantastic new album I Am Not There Anymore. There are insights into songwriting, production and some of the surprising influences on the album. There is also a discussion about how growing up in the 'in-between' town of Fleet affected Alasdair's songs, and how the new album is an 'emotional autobiography set to music', as Alasdair said in a recent interview with Chickfactor. Find out more about the new album a ..read more

Calling all fans of The Clientele! Please follow/subscribe/what thou wilt as we take a weekly wander through the bewitching world of The Clientele. The Clientele are about to release their fantastic new album I Am Not There Anymore and you can catch them live at the album launch on 28 July 2023 at Rough Trade East, London. Episode 1 of The Clientele Podcast will be released on 31 July 2023. Join host Robin Allender as he chats to singer and guitarist Alasdair MacLean and bass player James Hornsey about the making of the new album. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more