Healing Olympic Wounds

Unfortunately, only one city can win the right to host the Olympics at a time. In the case yesterday, London trumps Paris, who have now lost three consecutive bid attempts. You'd think there would be some bitterness amongst the two and yet when combined they make beautiful music together.

Allow that lame introduction to segue into learning more about The Clerks. Formed in Paris but now splitting time between the city of lights and the lovely city of Manchester, The Clerks are a four piece that show off a wide array of influences currently being driven into the ground by many of the leading indie groups around. Featuring touches of new wave, garage, dance-pop at the least, The Clerks escape the current thirst for categorization if only by diversifying their pallet and opening themselves to a variety of sounds.

Despite being unsigned and without any official releases yet, they have already arrived at the point of opening for the likes of Mercury Rev just over a year from their point of formation. With plans to tour the UK this summer, hopefully they gain the support needed to eventually cross the Atlantic on the strength of their talent and potential.

Read a review at Pop News (en français)
The Clerks Official Site