The Clean "Mashed" 2008

...The Clean -- the lineup featuring Robert Scott -- reunited in 1988 for two concerts in London; a five-song EP culled from the shows was released a year later. The members of the band were encouraged by the results and decided to embark on a world tour…...After the tour ended, the band recorded a new album, which was more straightforward and pop-oriented than their previous material. The record, Vehicle, was released in the spring of 1990 and the band supported its release with a world tour. After the tour's completion, the band split again. David Kilgour went solo, Scott returned to the Bats, and Hamish Kilgour moved to New York and formed the Mad Scene. Like lovers who could never quite say goodbye, the group reunited in 1994 to record a new album. Modern Rock was released in late 1995, followed by Unknown Country in 1996 after which the trio went their separate ways yet again. After time spent away working on solo projects and with other bands, the trio got back together in 2000 for a festival in their Dunedin hometown, they stayed together for more shows and a new album Getaway, which was released in 2001 on Merge and featured guests Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley of Yo La Tengo. Two years later, Flying Nun and Merge co-released a career spanning collection titled Anthology. Over the next few years the band kept playing shows, a few of which were documented on limited-edition live albums; 2001's Slush Fund, 2003's Syd’s Pink Wiring System, and 2008's Mashed. The trio ended the decade with a new studio album, 2009's Mister Pop, then spent the next year playing a select set of concerts around the globe. Once back home, they began sessions for a possible new album, but abandoned them after the catastrophic earthquake that hit New Zealand in early 2011. They got back together to tour the next year, playing some shows in the US. They did the same in 2014, and then in early 2015 played two concerts in Australia. - Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewinetrax:

01 Jala 02 Anything could happen 03 At the Buttom 04 Stars 05 Too much Violence 06 Tee Pee's & Tom Toms 07 Point that Thing somewhere else 08 Safe in the Rain 09 I wait around 10 Fish 11 I can't stand it 12 Side On

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