Internal Wrangler

Internal Wrangler
Studio album by Clinic
Released	1 May 2000
Recorded	1999/2000
Genre	Indie rock
Length	31:04
Label	Domino Records
Producer	Gareth Jones and Clinic
Clinic chronology
Clinic (1999) Internal Wrangler (2000) Walking With Thee (2002)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100 link
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	9.3/10 link
PopMatters	8/10 link
Spin	9/10 Oct 2001, p.130

Internal Wrangler is the first full length studio album by Clinic. It was released in 2000 through Domino Records.

Album history

The band signed to Domino Records following the release of several self-financed singles. The song "The Return of Evil Bill" is a follow up to the song "Evil Bill" that appeared on the "Clinic" compilation album, and remains a fan favorite in live shows. The band, particularly lead singer Ade Blackburn, are superstitious and chose not to include a song on the 13th track, instead a 4 second silence is heard before the album's final song, "Goodnight Georgie". This is believed to be why albums since have been no more than 12 songs long.

The short interlude track "DJ Shangri-La" is an excerpt of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Moonlight" Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor played on a highly overdriven organ, although here it is played in standard 4/4 time, while the original piano motif was in 3/4 time. The song "The Second Line" was used prominently in a Levi's Jeans television advertisement in late 2000, which then led to it being re-issued.

The album cover was inspired by Ornette Coleman's 1961 album Ornette!

Track listing

1. "Voodoo Wop" – 1:41
2. "The Return Of Evil Bill" – 2:32
3. "Internal Wrangler" – 3:03
4. "DJ Shangri-La" – 0:52
5. "The Second Line" – 2:28
6. "C.Q." – 1:09
7. "T.K." – 2:31
8. "Earth Angel" – 3:20
9. "Distortions" – 4:01
10. "Hippy Death Suite" – 1:18
11. "2nd Foot Stomp" – 2:52
12. "2/4" – 2:33
13. [silence] – 0:04
14. "Goodnight Georgie" – 2:34

Singles

• "The Return Of Evil Bill" (10 April 2000)
• "Distortions" (10 July 2000)
• "The Second Line" (9 October 2000)

Personnel

• Ade Blackburn - Keyboard, Melodica, Lead Vocals
• Brian Campbell - Bass, Flute, Backing Vocals
• Jonathan Hartley - Lead Guitar, Clarinet, Keyboards
• Carl Turney - Drums, Piano, Backing Vocals, Additional Percussion
• Gareth Jones and Clinic - Producer

External links

• Internal Wrangler at MusicBrainz (list of releases)