Brooklyn altrock / postpunk outfit CLONE conjures a firestorm of sonic pleasure on 'Immutable'
Debut 'CL. 1' album is out now via Little Cloud Records / 5BC Records
FOR FANS OF: Fugazi, Gang of Four, The Cure, The Clash, Sonic Youth, Blue In Heaven, early U2
FOCUS TRACKS: Redeemer, Insides, Still Life, Dividing Line, Immutable, Room of Tears
All tracks FCC clean, except 'Dazzler'
'Immutable' video https://youtu.be/FfDSPxW6EJ8
'Dividing Line' video https://youtu.be/Wek1uSlQ7Go
'CL. 1' album order (digital) https://music.drm.co.nz/cl1-clone
Album order (vinyl) https://littlecloudrecords.com/products/clone-cl-1-pre-order
Bandcamp album order (vinyl /digital) https://clonebk.bandcamp.com/album/cl-1
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/2MOBVjgMYnExeOOkzMz2Ks
Apple Music https://music.apple.com/nz/artist/clone/1498878509
Full album on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/Clone-debut-album-YouTube
"Clone taps into the heavy angular energy of Sonic Youth and Gang of Four, with some of the same fiery political leanings as the latter. The combination of post-punk passion and shoegaze textures adds an equally captivating and welcome emotional weight to each of the album’s ten tracks" ~ Post-Punk.com
"Smashing earworm, Clone ignites a firestorm of sonic pleasure - enthralled and fascinated with its sonic impression, emotional turbulence and convincing delivery" ~ The Spill Magazine
"It’s hard to think of a download that has moved me more than CL.1... with its sense of redemption rolling in over the horizon like a storm of joy and revelation... with undying belief in the power of what’s possible" ~ Stereo Embers Magazine
"Highly Urgent Political Rock" ~ Destroy // Exist
"A monument to what seems like a dying art form, Clone emerges from the streets of Brooklyn—streets that have been fertile ground for underground music for decades—to remind us of what a band can truly be in an age of digitization, pre-fabrication, and superficiality" ~ Idioteq
On the trail of their recently-released debut 'CL. 1' album, Brooklyn post-punk / alternative rock outfit CLONE present the timely single 'Immutable', a powerful anthem for the ordinary people who form the backbone of our society.
Delving deep into the ongoing, persistent struggle between the vast majority of people and a small, elite class, Clone explores how wealth and power are systematically extracted from the masses. A passionate call to action, 'Immutable' demands immediate attention to the pressing political and economic issues facing our world.
"This song is about us. The 99% that is working to keep it all moving forward. The history of the poor has never truly been told. 'Immutable' is the story of the 99% and how the 1% take it all from the masses," says frontman LG Galleon.
Released via Portland label Little Cloud Records and North Carolina's 5BC Records, this is an album born from a seemingly lost wellspring of shared imagination and a youthful transformative power. Earlier, the band shared iconoclastic singles 'Dividing Line' and 'Redeemer', each of them packed with their own dose of firepowder.
Recorded and mixed by NYC legendary producer Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, Swans, Brian Eno, John Zorn, Herbie Hancock, Iggy Pop, Helmet, Dresden Dolls) at his famed BC Studio (which was built by Brian Eno), 'CL.1' is a truly impressive debut album. Produced by LG Galleon and Bisi, this record was mastered by Fred Kevorkian (The White Stripes, Sonic Youth, Juliana Hatfield, Pharaoh Sanders, Regina Spektor, Cassandra Wilson, Lloyd Cole).
One of the most exciting new post-punk bands on the scene these days, each member of Clone is of strong musical lineage. Dead Leaf Echo frontman LG Galleon is joined by NYC musicians Gregg Giufree (Pilot to Gunner), Max Idas and Dominick Turi. Today, their live line-up includes Paul Liziragga (Namesake) and Alex Cox (The Veldt).
A passionate attempt to revive the kind of music that once profoundly resonated with the isolated and vulnerable, Clone's music possesses a transformative power, capable of inspiring through its galvanizing, redemptive power. Drawing on the raw energy and boundless creativity of youth, Clone has created a personal sonic world that they now invite us all to experience.
The 'CL. 1' album is out now as a 12" vinyl LP, featuring an impressive black and white mix. It is also available everywhere digitally, including via Apple Music, Spotify. and Bandcamp.
CLONE performs next on Friday, October 25 on the rooftop of the Untitled Hotel in the LES (3 Freeman Alley NYC, 11th floor) as part of the 'UNTITLED Sound Series: A Digital Dystopia' (8pm-1am via Azure Arts NYC).
CREDITS
All tracks written by Clone
Lyrics by LG Galleon (onewithwave music ASCAP)
Performed by LG Galleon / Gregg Giufree / Max Idas / Dominick Turi
LG Galleon - guitar, vocals, keys
Gregg Giufree - drums
Max Idas - bass
Dominic Turi - guitar, keys
Recorded and mixed by Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, Swans) at BC Studios
Co-produced by LG Galleon
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering
Album cover art designed by Roy Burns iii
Single cover artwork by Jacques Urioste
Released by Little Cloud Records and 5BC Records
Videos directed by Preston Spurlock. 'Immutable' shot 100% on VHS
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR
TRACK LIST
1. Room of Tears
2. Immutable
3. Dazzler
4. Dividing Line
5. Still Life
6. Salt Sea Strain
7. Redeemer
8. Insides
9. Triage
10. Resurrection
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