Clor

[Peacock Johnson]

Absolutely bloody love their eponymous and, one and only album to death; still holds up today.

Shockingly it's 20 years old next year, chances of an anniversary reunion touring it probably vanishingly small but hope spring eternal.

Anyone lucky enough to have seen them back in the day?

[iamcoop]

Sadly I didn't. They recorded a live set for MTV2 back in the day which was amazing, sometimes I feel like I'm gaslighting myself as I DEFINITELY saw it years ago and there appears to be absolutely no record of it on the internet these days.

Anyway, absolutely fantastic record. Doesn't really sound like anything else before or since. If I could have a slight criticism I think the vocals and lyrics can be on the twee side at times, but other than that it's so good.


I'd be surprised if they reformed or anything, I think the NME years ago gave it number 1 in their '100 greatest records you've never heard of before' list, and I'd have thought that might have been the time for them to do something again but I think the mastermind behind them is a pretty successful songwriter/producer these days so I don't know why he would.

Blimey, 20 years though. 

[Rizla]

Oh yes, incredible band. Barringtone is the main lad's thing now, or was. When I was playing guitar in my mate's band we did a gig with them at the Windmill, 2005 or something - I remember thinking it was the best thing I'd ever seen live that wasn't a band I already knew, if you know what I mean. They had some arrangement of vertical fluorescent tubes placed among themselves onstage, flashing on and off with the music. Well impressive stagecraft, wicked songs. Love + Pain obviously the big number, but the whole album was great.

[Peacock Johnson]

Sadly I didn't. They recorded a live set for MTV2 back in the day which was amazing, sometimes I feel like I'm gaslighting myself as I DEFINITELY saw it years ago and there appears to be absolutely no record of it on the internet these days.

I think there is definitely a couple of the MTV2 videos on YouTube (can't look and link at the moment sorry) and they are great.

Heard the Barringtone album a couple of times, needs a re-visit

[Ferris]

I saw them do a support slot in Wolverhampton for one of those mid-'00s Canadian indie bands with a thousand members they had back then. May have been broken social scene? New pornographers? Don't remember, it was probably 20 years ago. Think the band had a "+" in their band name but I might be making that up.

Anyway, from what I remember - Clor were good.

[iamcoop]

I think there is definitely a couple of the MTV2 videos on YouTube (can't look and link at the moment sorry) and they are great.

Heard the Barringtone album a couple of times, needs a re-visit

Right well I've absolutely gaslighted myself here because you're right, they're easily available on YouTube and I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have looked for them in the last few years! Brain rot happening in real time.

[iamcoop]

I know this is maybe a bit extreme but I remember once thinking that if Prince had released Magic Touch the press would've been all over it saying it was a massive return to form. Once heard that over a massive system and it sounded absolutely mega.

[Kankurette]

Blimey, there's a name I've not heard in a while. I saw them at Reading when I was working there one year in the Carling Tent and they were about the fourth or fifth band on. I think they were expected to be the next big thing but never quite made it. I liked them well enough but can't remember what they sounded like.

[buttgammon]

That one album is so very, very good, a real standout from that time.

[Dirty Boy]

I remember seeing the video for Love+Pain once on MTV2 or something and really liking it, but not finding out who it was by until years later. It's indeed a cracking album. Rather Devo-ish i seem to remember.

Has matey packed it in then?

[fuzzyste]

Yes, remember seeing the video for good stuff on mtv2 and was hooked. Remember buying the love and pain 7" from crash records in Leeds.

Kinda makes me pine for the old mtv2 days, 120 minutes on a Saturday night was fucking good shit...learnt so much music from it.

[buttgammon]

Yes, remember seeing the video for good stuff on mtv2 and was hooked. Remember buying the love and pain 7" from crash records in Leeds.

Kinda makes me pine for the old mtv2 days, 120 minutes on a Saturday night was fucking good shit...learnt so much music from it.

Yes, absolutely! I can still trace a lot of music I like back to first hearing it on 120 Minutes, finding a torrent and taking it from there.

[sevendaughters]

a great record but when I flogged all my CDs it is one of the 3 or 4 the shop wouldn't take because they were up to their eyes in them.

Outlines was my favourite of theirs.

Apparently the split was re direction of going poppier or staying weird.

[dontpaintyourteeth]

even though this is more or less my exact era I have no recollection of this group whatsoever. weird

[Head Gardener]

I was bombarded with their promos when they first arrived, I played them a few times but when they went quiet their cds ended up in boxes in the garage, a bit like Tiger, Ultrasound, Bis etc, they were OK but so many others filled their space.

[LordMorgan]

I remember loving the outlines video
The singer had some great moves

This thread has charmed me

I'll need to check out the whole record

I quite like foals , especially songs like Spanish Sahara and this orient which I see was produced by one of the clors

[pandadeath]

I was lucky that I got to see them a few times, at least 3 times I think but my memory is hazy. I think I saw them supporting Broadcast in Nottingham and Malkmus in Birmingham, as well as at one of their own headline shows. They really seemed like they were destined for great things so it was gutting when they split up.

Will have to listen to their album and EP again, been a while since I've heard it

[soaking wet, mate]

+1 on the Barringtone album Bonanza Plan, linked above (and below), well worth your time regardless of whether or not you like Clor.

Would love a Clor lp but I think it was from those initial dying days of vinyl where very few were pressed, so always expensive any time I checked.


https://barringtone.bandcamp.com/album/bonanza-plan

[popcorn]

Wow this is has properly past-blasted me. I had an MP3 of Good Stuff and had no idea what its origins were but I liked it a lot. "oohh that's good (ohhh yeah)"

[Janie Jones]

They were mates with Stained Glass Heroes whom I really liked. I saw Clor at the Windmill Brixton a few times. I used to play their album (on CD not vinyl) a lot.