Canadians do it better. Montreal’s Clues are doing an European Tour in October, the dates of which are at the end of this post.
To the newly introduced, Clues do quirky indie pop – something like watching Hallam Foe with chipper, janglier-guitars Say Hi To Your Mom soundtrack, except with a strange collection of instruments thrown in the mix: a kind of weird piano, horns at times, bleepy plinky electronics and layered drumbeats. Sometimes erratic, sometimes sedated. Its the sound of frustration and disappointment on a rainy day when you’ve just got ready to get out of the house. So relevant, especially when applied to british summertime.
[Clues - Haarp]
19 Oct UK Manchester, The Deaf Institute
20 Oct UK Sheffield, The Harley
21 Oct UK Edinburgh, The Electric Circus
22 Oct IR Dublin, Whelans
23 Oct UK Liverpool, Korova
24 Oct UK Bristol, Start The Bus
25 Oct UK London, The Lexington
27 Oct BE Ghent, Vooruit
28 Oct FR Colmar, Hiero
29 Oct FR Paris, Glaz’Art
30 Oct FR Vendome, Festival Rockomotives
31 Oct FR Nantes, Le Lieu Unique
01 Nov FR Dijon, Festival Novosonic
02 Nov FR Orleans, L’Atelier
03 Nov FR Bordeaux, St-Ex
04 Nov FR Montpellier, Rockstore (New Sounds Series)
05 Nov FR Macon, Cave A Musique
Get more information on their self-titled album here, recently released by Constellation Records.
