Exit Strategy - Yellow & Black Splatter Vinyl
The Clockworks
- LP
- Label
- Life And Times Recordings
First full length release by The Clockworks on yellow vinyl with black splatter. Signed by the band on the back of the jacket. Comes with printed insert.
Hallmarked more by a philosophy than a sound, The Clockworks weave pop sensibilities with noisy, post-punk, rock-influenced stylings. The songs are swaggering and dark yet often have an epic, nostalgic quality. They sit poetic introspection beside witty kitchen sink drama to create something intense but playful.
In an album divided into two locations, Exit Strategy centres around a protagonist who moves from Galway (Side A) to London (Side B) in search of meaning, certain that as the main character in the film of his own life, the solution lies in changing his surroundings and acting as someone he’s not.
In a sprawling, larger-than-life narrative capturing the dark side of both cities, The Clockworks present a cinematic vision rife with encounters with manipulative bosses, evil ad agencies, a broken pact to flee to Australia, run-ins with the law, cheating boyfriends, drug fuelled youths, heartache, paranoia, social media anxiety and a drunk singer dressed as Jesus.