Release Date: Nov 10, 2023
Discs: 1
EXIT STRATEGY centres around a protagonist who moves from Galway to London in search of meaning, certain that as the main character in the film of his own life, the solution lies in changing his surroundings and acting as someone he’s not. The album promises encounters with manipulative bosses, evil ad agencies, a broken pact to flee to Australia, run-ins with the law, cheating boyfriends, drug fuelled youths, heartache, paranoia, social media anxiety and a drunk singer dressed as Jesus.
Explaining the album’s genesis and cinematic influence, James McGregor says: “We were always sure we wanted the album to be greater than the sum of its parts, so decided to create the world of a film, entitled Exit Strategy. We envisaged the record as a series of snapshots, telling the story of a group of characters trying to navigate through life.”
Hallmarked more by a philosophy than a sound, The Clockworks weave pop sensibilities with noisy, post-punk, rock-influenced stylings. The songs seem swaggering and dark yet often have an epic, nostalgic quality. They sit poetic introspection beside witty kitchen sink drama to create something intense but playful.
Track Listing:
Side A - Galway
1. Deaths and Entrances
2. Bills and Pills
3. Mayday Mayday
4. Enough is Never Enough
5. Hall of Fame
6. Car Song
7. Danny's Working Like a Dog
Side B - London
8. Feels So Real
9. Advertise Me
10. Modern City Living (All We Are)
11. Life in a Day
12. Lost in the Moment
13. Westway
