Internal Wrangler

Internal Wrangler
Studio album by Clinic
Released	1 May 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Indie rock
Length	31:04
Label	Domino
Producer	Gareth Jones, Clinic
Clinic chronology
Clinic (1999) Internal Wrangler (2000) Walking with Thee (2002)
Singles from Internal Wrangler
"The Return of Evil Bill" Released: 10 April 2000 "Distortions" Released: 10 July 2000 "The Second Line" Released: 9 October 2000

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
NME	6/10[4]
Pitchfork Media	9.3/10[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Spin	9/10[7]

Internal Wrangler is the debut studio album by British indie rock band Clinic. It was released in 2000 through Domino Records.

Album history

The band signed to Domino Records following the release of several self-financed singles. The song "The Return of Evil Bill" is a follow up to the song "Evil Bill" that appeared on the "Clinic" compilation album, and remains a fan favorite in live shows. The band, particularly lead singer Ade Blackburn, are superstitious and chose not to include a song on the 13th track; instead a four-second silence is heard before the album's final song, "Goodnight Georgie". This is believed to be why albums subsequent albums have been no more than 12 songs long until 2010's Bubblegum.

The short interlude track "DJ Shangri-La" is an excerpt of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Moonlight" Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor played on a highly overdriven organ, although here it is played in standard 4/4 time, while the original piano motif was in 3/4 time. The song "The Second Line" was used prominently in a Levi's Jeans television advertisement in late 2000, which then led to it being re-issued.

The album cover was inspired by Ornette Coleman's 1961 album Ornette!

Track listing

1. "Voodoo Wop" – 1:41
2. "The Return of Evil Bill" – 2:32
3. "Internal Wrangler" – 3:03
4. "DJ Shangri-La" – 0:52
5. "The Second Line" – 2:28
6. "C.Q." – 1:09
7. "T.K." – 2:31
8. "Earth Angel" – 3:20
9. "Distortions" – 4:01
10. "Hippy Death Suite" – 1:18
11. "2nd Foot Stomp" – 2:52
12. "2/4" – 2:33
13. [silence] – 0:04
14. "Goodnight Georgie" – 2:34

Personnel

• Ade Blackburn – keyboard, melodica, lead vocals
• Brian Campbell – bass, flute, backing vocals
• Jonathan Hartley – lead guitar, clarinet, keyboards
• Carl Turney – drums, piano, backing vocals, additional percussion
• Clinic – production
• Gareth Jones – production

References

1. "Reviews for Internal Wrangler by Clinic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
2. Phares, Heather. "Internal Wrangler – Clinic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
3. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-857-12595-8.
4. "Internal Wrangler". NME. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
5. LeMay, Matt (2 May 2000). "Clinic: Internal Wrangler". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
6. Randall, Mac (16 August 2001). "Clinic: Internal Wrangler". Rolling Stone (875). Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
7. Frere-Jones, Sasha (October 2001). "Clinic: Internal Wrangler". Spin 17 (10): 130–31. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

External links

• Internal Wrangler at MusicBrainz (list of releases)