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The Clientele Score ‘Your’ Three-Ring Circus

Sixties pop revivalists the Clientele have always channeled theera’s most whimsical and languid numbers, drenching GeorgeHarrison-style guitar phrases in plenty of tremolo and reverb. On “YourSong,” the wobbly, bubbling effects are in full tilt as the six-stringdrips with echo and the bass does a soft dance. A violin kisses thesong’s water-like surface, the gentle ripples creating a welcomedmelodic effect. A piano trickles in the distance as Clientele vocalistAlasdair MacLean washes in, his calm coo only adding to the song’sfluidity.

Clocking in at only a minute-and-a-half, the chorus-less piece is structured like a docile Bee Thousandtrack, if Guided By Voices cleaned up and took a Vicodin. Ideal for anunderwater dream sequence, the song’s succinctness raises its cinematicvalue for any scene, tightly packed for maximum sentimentality. Andalthough “Your Song” is a re-interpretation, Sir Elton John fansshouldn’t get too excited — The Bigtop director Devon Reedpenned the songs for the movie-musical and then commissioned each to ahand-picked musician for the film’s soundtrack. Songs from The Bigtopis available now through iTunes — featuring cuts from Built to Spill’sDoug Martsch, Damien Jurado, Matthew Sweet, and more — and thesoundtrack trapeze-swings into stores Feb. 5 via the filmmaker’s ownDevon Records.

Now Hear This:
The Clientele- “Your Song” DOWNLOAD MP3

On the Web:
The Clientele at MySpace
theclientele.co.uk

Talk: If you were Devon Reed, would you let the Clientele play ‘your song’?