Hamish and David Kilgour of The Clean, at Brighton Music Hall
It’s easy to be cynical about music these days, with so many bland, mediocre bands that commandeer the increasingly homogeneous radio airwaves and mainstream media. But there are those rare moments when a group of musicians have that special synergy and love of performance, that can transcend everything else and make all those years seem to instantly vanish. We’re all back at the beginning, when everything was fresh and exciting. The joy of discovery, and of rediscovery. All Hail The Clean!
For those who can catch one of their few remaining shows here on the East Coast, they’re also selling a very limited edition 2LP vinyl pressing of “Oddities,” their 1994 Flying Nun release. Rolling Stone talks about it in their article today. The first 200 pressings of the 1000 total are on very pretty yellow vinyl. Really nice.
See my loving appreciation – and the rest of their handful of U.S. tour dates – on Ryan’s Smashing Life.
Robert Scott
Robert Scott and Hamish Kilgour
This is pretty close, though they (sadly) didn't play Beatnik
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