Clinic

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  • 1997
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Liverpool's art punk four-piece Clinic formed in 1997 out of the ashes of Ade Blackburn and Hartley's previous band, Pure Morning. The duo added Brian Campbell and Carl Turney to the fold and released the thrashy debut single IPC Sub-Editors Dictate Our Youth on the group's own Aladdin's Cave of Golf label; it reached number nine in John Peel's Festive 50 singles roundup that year. 1998 saw the release of equally well-received singles like "Cement Mixer" and "Monkey on My Back," which also showcased Clinic's blend of chugging, Velvet Underground-style guitars, icy, Suicide-esque keyboards and drum machines, and Blackburn's acidic, Lennon-esque vocals. In 1999, the band signed to Domino Records and released "The Second Line," which was subsequently used in ads for Levi's Jeans in the U.K. Clinic began a flurry of activity in 2000, releasing their first album, Internal Wrangler, and the singles "The Return of Evil Bill" and "Distortions." That summer, they appeared at Scott Walker's Meltdown and All Tomorrow's Parties festivals and toured with Radiohead. The following year, the group returned to the studio and Internal Wrangler was released domestically in the U.S. In early 2002, Clinic resurfaced with their second full-length, Walking With Thee, which provided a more spacious, atmospheric take on the group's sound. That spring, the band launched a full-fledged tour of the States. Two years later, Clinic embarked on a tour of the U.S. before the release of their third album, Winchester Cathedral, and another tour after its arrival. The band reunited with Gareth Jones, who mixed Internal Wrangler, for Visitations, a rawer effort that harked back to Clinic's early days. Visitations was released in late 2006 in the U.K. and early in 2007 in the U.S. Early in 2008, the band released the single "Free Not Free" as a free download; the full-length Do It!, which took a more streamlined approach than Visitations, surfaced that spring. For 2010's Bubblegum, the band went in a gentler, chamber pop-inspired direction. Clinic self-produced their next album, 2012's psychedelic Free Reign, enlisting Oneohtrix Point Never's Daniel Lopatin to mix certain songs and issuing one version of the album as a glow-in-the-dark Frisbee with a download code for the music. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

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Music

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  • The Witch (made to measure)
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    The Witch (made to measure)
  • If You Could Read Your Mind
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    If You Could Read Your Mind
  • The Magician
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    The Magician
  • The Magician
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    The Magician
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    • Internal Wrangler
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Interviews & Exclusives

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  • Clinic on the video for "The Magician"
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    Clinic on the video for "The Magician"
  • Clinic on the story behind "Winchester Cathedral"
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    Clinic on the story behind "Winchester Cathedral"
  • Clinic on Trick-or-Treating
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    Clinic on Trick-or-Treating
  • Clinic on Subterranean's theme song
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    Clinic on Subterranean's theme song
  • Clinic on their new outfits
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    Clinic on their new outfits

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    News in Brief: Clinic, Bear in Heaven, White Rainbow, Decibel Festival
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    heady psych-rock will enter the world on October 19. That's when Kranky will release New Clouds, the new LP from Portland-based freak Adam Forkner, ak...
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    Clinic Announce 'Bubblegum' For October Release
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    Bubblegum 03 Baby 04 Lion Tamer 05 Linda 06 Milk & Honey 07 Radiostory 08 Forever (Demis' Blues) 09 Another Way of Giving 10 Evelyn 11 Un Astronauta E...
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    Clinic Ready New Album
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    'm Aware 02 Bubblegum 03 Baby 04 Lion Tamer 05 Linda 06 Milk & Honey 07 Radiostory 08 Forever (Demis' Blues) 09 Another Way of Giving 10 Evelyn 11 Un ...
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    Clinic announce new record, listen to an album megamix
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    keep your eyes out for that. The album has been produced by John Congleton, who has worked with Bill Callahan and St. Vincent in relatively recent yea...
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    Clinic to Release Oneohtrix Point Never Mixes of Their Album Free Reign
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    UPDATE: Lopatin has Tweeted, "i didn't remix a whole Clinic album. we mixed the whole album last fall, band kept a few mixes for the LP and repackaged...
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    Clinic Announce Tour, Share "Seamless Boogie Woogie BBC 10pm (rpt)" Video
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    The masked Liverpool four-piece Clinic are hitting the road for the first time since 2010. The tour includes a string of dates in North America and th...
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    Hear Skrillex's Spring Breakers Soundtrack, Plus Albums From Clinic, KEN mode, and Deptford Goth
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    James Franco is on a track, too. Listen to the Spring Breakers soundtrack right now on Pitchfork Advance, our new immersive music streaming platform d...
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Tour Dates

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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Manchester, UK Cloudspotting Festival
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  • Aug 24 Saturday
    Larbert, UK Unknown venue
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  • Sep 13 Friday
    Portmeirion, UK Unknown venue
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  • Sep 27 Friday
    Liverpool, UK Unknown venue
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Discography

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  • Free Reign (2012)
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    Free Reign (2012)
    Domino
  • Bubblegum (2010)
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    Bubblegum (2010)
    Domino
  • Do It! (2008)
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    Do It! (2008)
    EMI Music Distribution
  • Visitations (2006)
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    Visitations (2006)
    Domino
  • Winchester Cathedral (2004)
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    Winchester Cathedral (2004)
    Toy's Factory Records
  • Walking with Thee (2002)
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    Walking with Thee (2002)
    Universal Records
  • Internal Wrangler (2000)
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    Internal Wrangler (2000)
    Domino (UK)
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