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Friday, October 29, 2021

clayhands "Is This Yes?"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic, Psychedelic, Post Rock
Label: Bird's Robe Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 29, 2021
Tracklist
1. Godolphin (7:04) 
2. Orchid (6:57) 
3. Murking (6:36) 
4. The Boy Left (7:07) 
5. Polars (8:28) 
6. Playgrounds (14:54) 

Total Time 51:06 

Line-up
Heather Darvey – drums, percussion, congas, steel drums, glockenspiel
Matthew Brazel – electric guitars, nylon guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, synth, FX
Ricky Thom – electric guitars, kalimba, percussion
Ronan Geraghty – piano, keyboards, drums, bass, synths, glockenspiel, percussion, vox, FX

Description/Reviews:
The end of “Goldolphin” is nicely rounded, as quiet piano work takes us back to the spring day. By contrast “Orchid” starts as if we’re in a sound laboratory or an experimental music studio. From the grounded “Godolphin”, there’s a lofty air with hints of magic, melancholy and the East. A distinctively post-rock guitar line combines with the drum beat to bring calm and order back into our lives. At this point I could see where the comparisons with Yes and King Crimson might have come from. Let me add Mike Oldfield to that list. clayhands guide us through a world of dreams, a pleasant one I must say. “Orchid” is a super warm track, giving justification to the band’s self-description as a “human band”.
Read the full review by Andrew Doherty at avenoctum.com

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