The Clockworks

Irish post punk throne heirs milling VEGA mid-way

They have been hailed by leading NME and Clash magazine, for their eminent ear for melodious post punk that, with equal parts lyrical depth, wit and sensibility, strikes a very special nerve.

In March, The Clockworks will release the sequel to their stunning debut album Exit Strategy. The upcoming release has been titled The Entertainment, and according to the band, the release is a commentary on consumerism and the isolation and distance many experience in our high-tech world.

In stark contrast to the debut album, which had been recorded in collaboration with Bernard Butler (Suede) over a few weeks, the band spent several months on the new album refining the soundscape with inspiration deeply rooted in inspiration from films such as Blade Runner and Drive. About the album, the quartet states in the press release:

“Our first album was pretty much four guys in a room making noise, but this album has so much piano, synths, string arrangements, found sounds, weird noise. We grew up with The Strokes and The Libertines, but we have too much interest in other things to contain ourselves to that.”

The Clockworks described themselves as “the punk rock version of the Streets” in a message to legendary record label owner Alan McGee (Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis). Shortly afterwards, McGee sat in a plane bound for Ireland to sign a contract and down there catapulted them into the airwaves and onto the big live stages.

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