April 9, 2008

New Clinic Video - "Corpus Christi" (Live On BBC Merseyside)

Maybe it's those masks, but whether Clinic are hanging out in a VU lava lamp or rocking amid Stan Brakhage splices, the internal wranglers manage to conjure that same detached feel. Put your hand over your mouth and nose. See how cool you look? Yeah, it's the masks. That said, even when the lads perform Do It!'s "Corpus Christi" on BBC, with some off-stage clappers, you get the sense they're in their own hygienic universe.

The zoom-y camera work, which runs counter to Clinic's usual approach, is a bit much for right after lunch. But all said, another solid song made to look effortless.

Do It! is out via Domino. You can see them and their Stooges wigs live in May:

05/08 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
05/09 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
05/10 - Montreal, Quebec @ La Sala Rosa
05/11 - Toronto, Ontario @ Lee's
05/12 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
05/13 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
05/16 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Richards
05/17 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
05/18 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
05/19 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent
05/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubador
05/23 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
05/24 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
05/25 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
05/26 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle
05/27 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
05/28 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
05/29 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
05/30 - Philadelphia @ Johnny Brenda's
05/31 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom