On their third full-length God Save The Clientele, The Clientele are setting free their inner Monkees with a lovely blend of Big Star twisted powerpop, Byrdsian country achin', and flashes of The Beatles at their most joyful and upbeat. The ghosts, half-light, and uncertainties remain, but included in this music is a newfound optimism.

Their last album, Strange Geometry was widely praised, but The Clientele always manages to out-do themselves with every release. With the addition of piano and violin, the band paints from a broader palette, adding splashes of pedal steel and slide guitar to their already lush songs. Their most accomplished and triumphant record. Recorded in Nashville with Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Calexico, Silver Jews) with string arrangements from Louis Philippe, and violin/keyboard contributions from The Clientele's latest addition Mel Draisey.

Known for their truly stunning live show the band will shortly be announcing their first ever Australian tour.

Someone once said listening to The Clientele was like waking up stoned inside a blue Van Gogh painting. We’re kind of getting the same vibe here. Note, track 4,
Dance of the Hours:

"When we were children, we found a Knight in the back garden. The first thing that struck us was how tiny he was, and I realise now that his delicate frame could only have been nourished by mediaeval foods. He looked pained, pinched-in, fanatical. He waited stock-still on his horse, seeming to absorb the light from around him. He was separate from the light and the shadow of the garden, and he sat in an obvious posture of hesitation and - it seemed slight disdain. We were shocked, and milled around him with hushed respect. On other days we found him drenched, before our mother called us in from the wet, and we left him to his meditation.

Stitched into the pommel of his saddle was his name, Roland. He never moved from the bottom of the garden, and we visited him less and less. The last time I saw him I was eight years old. I thought his face had changed a little, as if he was exhausted by the long trek through the years. But maybe it was me who was becoming tired. By September, I was ill, they moved me away from the house. When I returned, he’d gone."

Track Listing: 
1. Here Comes The Phantom
2. I Hope I Know You
3. Isn’t Life Strange?
4. The Dance of the Hours
5. From Brighton Beach to Santa Monica
6. Winter on Victoria Street
7. The Queen of Seville
8. These Days Nothing But Sunshine
9. Somebody Changed
10. No Dreams Last Night
11. Carnival on 7th Street
12. Bookshop Casanova
13. The Garden at Night
14. Dreams of Leaving