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This is the wondrous debut record from Clues. Co-founders Alden Penner and Brendan Reed quietly nurtured this project in Montreal after the demise of their respective bands, Unicorns and Les Angles Morts. As a member of the short-lived Unicorns, Penner’s songwriting prowess was unveiled in a bright burst of mysterious and kaleidoscopic energy, in the form of a single full-length album (released in 2003) and countless live shows.

Penner’s voice, guitar and unique lyrical vision guide Clues on this debut with humble authority, originality and intent. Wedded to Reed’s superlative compositional and arranging acumen (and awesome drumming, among other instrumental skills) and abetted by multi-instrumentalists Ben Borden, Lisa Gamble, and Nick Scribner, the band entered the Hotel2Tango studio (with Radwan Moumneh engineering) to lay down eleven songs in a feverish session during a Montreal winter deep freeze. The resulting album radiates a very special warmth and urgency, full of secrets, smiles, snarls and sing-a-longs.

This record yields one undeniable tune after another, cohering effortlessly in spite of the restless energy and distinct identity of each song – nothing ever really sounds or stays the same, but neither are there any forced spastics or facile schizophrenics. Forged from postpunk, no-wave and psych influences, Clues compose a rare breed of complex pop anthems that consistently inscribe their own perfect limits, without overreaching and without pandering. The overriding aesthetic avoids ornate decadence and stringent economy in equal measure. An authentic, unfussy and stirringly epic little sonic world unfolds: idiosyncratic and enigmatic, but exuberantly infectious and approachable.

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released May 19, 2009

PERSONNEL
Ben Borden: synths, bass, vocals
Lisa Gamble: drums, bass, vocals
Alden Penner: voice, guitar, piano, organ
Brendan Reed: drums, bass, guitar, vocals
Nick Scribner: guitar, organ, synths, vocals

GUESTS
Thierry Amar
Noah Cannon
Nathan Gage
Ben Howden
Louisa Sage

Recorded by Radwan Moumneh at Hotel2Tango. Additional recording by Mark Lawson at Petite Eglise and Efrim Menuck at H2T. Mixed by Radwan Moumneh & Clues at H2T. Mastered at Grey Market by Harris Newman.

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Clues Montreal, Québec

Clues was founded by Alden Penner and Brendan Reed, both active for years in the Montreal music scene. Alden was one-half of Unicorns, a band that burned bright and fast at the beginning of the century, and Brendan has been a member of a number of groups, including the endless, Endless Forever. Friends Ben Borden, Lisa Gamble, and Nick Scribner were recruited from the Montreal art & music scenes. ... more

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