The Clean – Getaway: Deluxe 2016 Remaster [2LP]

2001s Getaway may be the best illustration of whatever mercurial, inexplicable musical power animates The Clean. After the bands initial rush of activity between 1978 and 1982, the trio lay dormant until the end of the 80s, when a string of reunion shows inspired the Kilgours and Scott to start recording again. After three well-received albums in the first half of the nineties1990s Vehicle, 1994s Modern Rock, and 1996s Unknown CountryThe Clean disappeared again until the end of the decade, when another tour inspired another record. While playing gigs across New Zealand in celebration of their original label Flying Nun, David says they brought along a TEAC 4-track quarter-inch tape machine. As usual, we started jamming and recording, and before you know, we thought we may be onto an LP. Speed and spontaneity ended up defining Getaway. Robert says, I remember writing Silence or Something Else while the others went for a long walk. It was done by the tim