{"id":3257,"date":"2015-11-07T19:13:21","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T00:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=3257"},"modified":"2015-11-07T19:16:53","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T00:16:53","slug":"my-dear-mother-david-c-clements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2015\/11\/07\/my-dear-mother-david-c-clements\/","title":{"rendered":"My Dear Mother, David C. Clements"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are certain metaphors I abuse. Most of them are nautical. One is lepidopterological: I tend to think of musicians in the studio as caterpillars in a chrysalis, or, more accurately, in a cocoon. And fans as the tenders of these cocoons, sitting outside, waiting for a sparkly wing to emerge.<\/p>\n

David C. Clements<\/a> has been in a cocoon for a very long time, and yesterday, a delicate wing popped out: My Dear Mother<\/i>, his first EP in two years. <\/p>\n

Four songs, two new (My Dear Mother<\/i>, When We Go<\/i>), one alternate version of an earlier tune (On The Border<\/i>), one interpretation of a Neil Young tune (Philadelphia<\/i>), all collectively a teaser for a record coming early next year.<\/p>\n

The whole thing is awesome – the new\/old version of On the Border<\/i> is slower, but more expansive; there’s some muscle to it, now<\/a> – but here are the two new ones:<\/p>\n

My Dear Mother<\/i>, the title track, and an excellent introduction to his style, i.e. catchy shuffle-sway beat, sing-along chorus, lyrics that will tear at you. (Front rows of Norther Ireland: if you aren’t dancing to this, I’m giving you some serious<\/i> squinch-face.)<\/p>\n