{"product_id":"the-clientele-the-violet-hour","title":"The Clientele - The Violet Hour","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first appearance of The Clientele's debut album on Merge vinyl! Long out of print and highly sought after since its initial 2003 UK issue on Pointy Records, this 2025 LP pressing marks the first time \u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour\u003c\/i\u003e has been widely available on the format in North America. Its package features restored artwork that pays homage to both the original Pointy LP and Merge CD editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Clientele stretch the early evening of \u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour\u003c\/i\u003e out infinitely, manipulating the structured time of the pop song the way poets manipulate the structure of language—to capture place, mood, stray thoughts, disappointments, potential, and, above all, longing. It is a shimmering jewel of a record, its languid melodies and reverb-drenched choruses at once sublime and tragic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour\u003c\/i\u003e has endured decades later as a signature album in The Clientele’s catalog, not only perfecting the sound that made the band a message-board phenomenon but revealing entirely new depth to it. In its wake, it was no longer possible to declare them one of the best-kept secrets in indie pop. The Clientele were, and remain, one of the genre’s most important figures, and \u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour\u003c\/i\u003e was, and remains, one of their most vital statements: a lush invitation to their underground.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP (Black)","offer_id":52739172761911,"sku":"MRG217LP","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739172729143,"sku":"MRG217digital","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/ebfe0ea86dd239a991cd8f1e54cdf2c5f9de07f5_fc8b6a14481c260df9f39aaf9c8fcf0318b6c5bd_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785380497","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/the-clientele-the-violet-hour","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}