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Winchester Cathedral

RS: 3of 5 Stars

2004

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These surgical-mask-clad Liverpudlians debuted four years ago with the delightfully spunky Internal Wrangler, a well-focused salvo of mutant garage rock, cheapo electronics and precise hooks, only to get all dark and droney on 2002's Walking With Thee. Winchester Cathedral strikes a bit closer to the debut's Radiohead-on-Benzedrine feel, but much of the time it sounds like Clinic are just playing around with their noisemakers and not having much fun. Although "The Magician" and the guitar-driven "WDYYB" get by on high-strung grooves, atmospheric slow-burners such as "Home" and "Falstaff" sacrifice oddball charm for dull moodiness. Clinic have succumbed to what they once fended off so well: art rock.



CHRISTIAN HOARD

(Posted: Aug 24, 2004)

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