CLEAR are fantastic.
Formed by Liz Clear not long ago, the original purpose of the group was to flesh
out the songwriting visions Liz had generated in her rather fertile imagination.
"Rock, but with a bit of Country Twang" was how Liz described her notion
of "The Sound".
13 songs were recorded over as many months; snatching time here and there to finally
produce a solid bunch of tracks with a unique sound showing diverse influences,
dynamic feel and melodies you'll find yourself humming the next day.
Of course when you allow a band to aggregate fairly organically out of a group
of, admittedly rather talented rockheads, whose perverse notion of fun is to launch
into Zeppelin songs at a million notes a second the minute Liz leaves the room,
you may wonder where the twang might go...?
But NO! The twang survived - thrived even. And better than that, after only a
couple of fully fledged rehearsals, CLEAR stood around in a dazed and slightly
deaf circle and realised that there was a great live band lurking just below the
surface of these refined studio sessions. Too good and for that matter, too enjoyable
to leave in the cage.
CLEAR are ready to unleash a whole new album worth of new material (and then some!)
on the unsuspecting ears and eyes of the world. CLEAR's live act satisfyingly
delivers the goods.
Now promoting their first release on cd, CLEAR is definitely a band to watch.
Liz Clear - Lead Vocals/Guitar
Ian Empson - Bass/Vocals
David McCarroll - Guitar