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The Clean - Mister Pop

Mister Pop by The Clean

First new studio album in 8 years from New Zealand's influential first-wave punk band The Clean.

What can be said about The Clean? In 1978, they were the seeds of New Zealand punk. They carved out a big sandbox for everyone to play in, and their influence resonated not only in New Zealand but around the world.

Mister Pop see The Clean continue the great pop pastiche. Circus ragas ("Moonjumper"), gorgeously hazy sunset anthems ("In the Dreamlife You

Need a Rubber Soul"), and the sometimes-loose Dada approach to wordsmithery continue right alongside "proper" lyrical forays, and a few Autobahn-referential instrumental moments to boot ("Tensile"). Bob's love of pastoral UK folk has brought some added weight into the overall Clean equation, as does David's Eastern and African guitar jones, though all this has always fit in with-and still constitutes-the total basis of the Clean sound journey.

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