The Clean's Unknown Country and Mister Pop get album reissues
Two new reissues from The Clean have just been announced.
The 1996 Clean classic Unknown Country saw the band veering into brand new musical territories. David Kilgour recalls, "The Clean always wanna try something different, but on this LP, we were obsessed with the idea. Tracks like “Wipe Me, I’m Lucky” and “Franz Kafka at the Zoo” are fine examples of the approach, I reckon. Quite a long way from “Tally Ho!” and “Beatnik”!
2009's Mister Pop was jammed with memorable tunes. Robert Scott describes the sessions: "We were going for that Krautrock groove and we sure got it on “Tensile,” one of my faves along with the pure pop of “Dreamlife.” “Loog” was a fun song to put together. “Asleep in the Tunnel” is written about being stuck in traffic in a tunnel under the Hudson River in NY".
Flying Out have the exclusive NZ blue version of Unknown Country, and the dazzling green version of Mister Pop, as well as black editions of both.
Get your copies here.
