The Clean - Mashed - Album Review

Mashed

The Clean

By XTine

I must admit I haven’t listened to a Clean album since 1981’s Boodle Boodle Boodle... their latest offering Mashed-Live is a collection of songs recorded at Wellington’s SFBH, Dunedin’s Regent Theatre and Harbour Lights in Lyttleton. Hamish & David Kilgour and Robert Scott offer a dreamy, languid journey perfect for a Sunday afternoon filled with their signature jangling guitars and great melodies.

The Clean have always been about great dreamy guitar pop and this album is no different, Lou Reedish, droning guitars building to crescendos and then falling again with David’s lazy, cool lyrical style take me back to the days of the Dunedin Sound and it’s great to reminisce and hear this style of music again.

My favourite track is Fish, an instrumental, slightly 80’s Gothic with perfect guitars...I feel like I’m sitting in my flat in Nelson in the early 90’s. If you love Lou Reed and Bob Dylan or of course if you are a long-time Clean fan you will love Mashed.

The Clean

• Robert Scott (The Bats and The Clean) Announces Solo Album + Download  (13/08/10)
• APRA Announce Silver Scroll Shortlist  (01/07/10)
• Download: Merge Records 2010 Sampler  (05/05/10)
• Arch Hill Celebrate 10th Anniversary With 18-Track Free Download  (27/04/10)
• Chris Knox Benefit Show In New York  (29/03/10)
• Download: NZ Mixtape By Modular  (22/03/10)
• The Clean To Play Primavera Sound  (13/01/10)
• Watch: Heavenly Pop Hits - The Flying Nun Story  (21/11/09)
• 95 BFMs top 95 songs  (10/10/09)
• Video: MGMT Cover The Clean  (14/08/09)
• The Clean - New album Mister Pop + free MP3  (28/08/10)
• Tally Ho - Historical NZ Music Website (re) launched  (05/05/09)
• IMNZ August Charts  (08/10/08)
• The Big Night In Presents The Clean  (05/01/08)
• Official 1st Announcement - Big Day 2008  (02/10/07)
• The Clean to tour NZ  (23/01/07)