Jay Clarkson & The Containers
Shipping: $10 to NZ / $20 to AUS / $35 to rest of world. Also available through Zelle Records and other discerning record shops.
“Proof that the band & Clarkson have mastered the art of repeated, almost minimalist chord sequences… to provide a rolling & moody backdrop behind Clarkson’s mesmerising vocals.” — Elsewhere.co.nz
1999 / reissued on vinyl
Available through Rough Trade, Rose Hobart, Flying Out and Forced Exposure.
Listen to the interview on the Oarsome Morning Show, or read the review on Elsewhere.
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2015
Mostly acoustic, these eight songs feature Jay’s trademark finger-picking guitar style. A tale unfolds: two souls seeking fresh beginnings; old fears cast aside; life taking unexpected turns. Released by Zelle Records with artwork by Kathryn Madill.
Vinyl: Zelle Records
Reviews: Nick Bollinger · Kim Hill interview · The 13th Floor
2007
Released through Arch Hill, this collaboration with Johannes Contag was recorded in Berlin, Austria and Wellington. “Rich, deep songs with intricately defined melodies and finely-honed lyrics. An elegant album, a thing of delicate beauty.”
1999
Recorded by Jay on a Tascam four-track and described by Chris Knox as “simply SIMPLY gorgeous. 9 songs of casual, unassuming beauty.”
1993
A favourite of many, this Flying Nun collection is compiled mostly from Jay’s self-titled solo album of 1986, plus a few early Expendables tracks.
1992
In 1991 Jay Clarkson’s band Breathing Cage crafted this elaborate studio album, including a different version of “The Man With No Desire”.
Jay introduces five favourite Breathing Cage songs for Under The Radar.
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Jay Clarkson sits uncomfortably in the South Island indie continuum. She didn’t play the folk-pop card, thump the garage-rock drum, or end up shaping sound or free noise. Her path was a determined and singular one.
A prolific songwriter who time and time again found the players to bring her music out in bands They Were Expendable, The Expendables, Breathing Cage, The Matches, The Containers and solo, Clarkson’s songs are still revealing their worth over 30 years on.
Text graciously borrowed from AudioCulture.co.nz.