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TIGERTRAP RECORDS

Making a sound akin to The Killers being locked in a room with The Psychedelic Furs and forced to write a bunch of unashamedly indie pop songs, Clone Quartet are a Belfast four piece with a keen ear for a tune.

Taking their cues from eighties synth pop, new single CAROUSEL has traces of The Human League, Duran Duran and Tubeway Army, but there's also a darker post-punk element to them; echoes of Joy Division and Wire.  Its the pure pop that shines through the brightest though, a Psychedelic Furs influence in lead singer Andy's vocals; borrowing from the gravely slur of Richard Butler, the words dragged out in a cool deep drawl.

An impressive sounding first glimpse of Clone Quartet; a thrilling single that indicate this Belfast four piece are bound for great things and have a pop sensibility to die for.  A band to watch very closely.

BIOGRAPHY

Formed by Andy Henry, Belfast-based Clone Quartet deal in colliding electro rhythms, synthetic stabs and spiky guitar riffs. A recent support slot with The Rapture, a performance art project with the Turner Prize-nominated Tomoko Takahashi and a Radio 1 session are just some of the exciting things the band have been up to this year.

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Andy

Steven H

Gavid Reid

Steven Q

DISCOGRAPHY

CAROUSEL (Tigertrap Records>2007)

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LINKS

Clone Quartet>www.clonequartet.com

FURTHER LISTENING

The Psychedelic Furs

The Killers

The Human Leagu