The Clockworks

In stark contrast to their debut, which had been laid down with Bernard Butler in a flurry of activity, running on snap decisions with no time to look back, ‘The Entertainment’ was produced by Sean Connelly, recorded over a period of months and using almost meta techniques to mirror the jarring conceits inside. “We had the idea to record in a way that was in keeping with what the album is talking about, and to try and do it in isolation completely. We wanted creatively to turn in and see what we could do without anyone looking at it, as a trust fall exercise for the four of us,” explains McGregor. Not only would the band eschew any outside voices, they would also record their own parts in isolation. “So then when we did bring them all together, the parts had all this tension to play with,” the frontman says. On the record’s artwork, the band are seated in a cinema screen, replicating an old LIFE Magazine cover featuring the first theatre to show 3D films. Back then, the technology seemed fantastical; now, we can see people putting a blinker around their vision - the start of many to come. With their second, The Clockworks are highlighting that duality but they’re also offering a tangible reason to support the alternative: a group of mates, making music to get you off a screen and into the world. That, after all, is really entertainment. MGMT: benji@enpkay.com LIVE BOOKINGS: theclockworks@wmeagency.com PRESS: EU - mick.verweij@v2benelux.com UK - beth@bandwagonpress.com