Clues - Clues - Constellation Records, 2009

Sometimes taking a straightforward approach works. So often the most convoluted execution is the one which receives the most praise. Creative people generally feel that in order to make something interesting, it must come from the farthest corner of their faux-tormented minds. Their lives are (so) hard and they think their frustration must be the fuel for making the things that will define their generation. The great contradiction is when you see these dudes/broads walk from their favorite hole-in-the-wall bar to their brand new volkswagen. If great art comes from true turmoil, these whiners should be producing crap…oh wait. How about we all take a lesson from Swiss design. Do it simply, do it well and for good measure…do it with a passion that comes from seeing your hard work produce genuine, human expression. Clues knows what I’m talking about. Good work, boys.