Clinic

Of the few intelligible lyrics on this peculiar Liverpudlian quartet's debut album, one phrase
sticks out: "Free of distortions." That's a joke; distortions are Clinic's principal business. By
twisting the features of various stylistic forefathers - the Velvet Underground, early Pink
Floyd, Can, Wire - they've created a new hybrid of bratty garage rock and whimsical sonic
experimentation that delights in its own mutant energy. The opening "Voodoo W... More >

Fun with indie-rock, good--only their idea of fun is so inarticulate ("T.K.," "C.Q.")