Clinic: The Only British Band Which Matters
Joss Hutton, Perfect Sound Forever, March 2002
LIVERPUDLIAN quartet Clinic may be blessed with consummate good taste – pictures of the likes of Roky Erickson, Serge Gainsbourg, Phil and Ronnie Spector, Silver Apples and Augustus Pablo adorn their sleeves – but, more importantly, they can deliver unalloyed musical thrills which are quite unlike any other band.
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