{"product_id":"the-clockworks-the-entertainment","title":"The Clockworks - The Entertainment","description":"\u003cp\u003ePairing snarling kitchen-sink commentary with insuppressible sonic tenacity, The Clockworks are a band to savour in these dark days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormed in Galway City, Ireland the band went to school together there and met Tom Freeman (bass) on the music scene.\u003cbr\u003eRelocating to London in 2019, the quartet signed to Alan McGee's new record label 'Creation23' almost overnight.\u003cbr\u003eThey have since impressed audiences across Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe four-piece are drawn together by not only a mutual appreciation of music past and present but also a love of films and books, notably the ones on the more 'noir' side of the spectrum.\u003cbr\u003eYou could say Arctic Monkeys got them into a band, The Strokes showed them how tightly you could distil it and Radiohead showed them how wide you could take it.\u003cbr\u003eBut these days they're not afraid to also put Billie Eilish and Charlie XCX into that mixture and films from director Fellini to \"Drive\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat matters is that, from starting out playing acoustic folk, that turned into 3 minute (post-)punkish songs, they now have expanded a lot from there, taking in all the experience they have now recording and touring.\u003cbr\u003ePushing the emotion by being authentic and creating what you really want despite the noise and haste around you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"V2 RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53458230346055,"sku":"TRI-71483","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition Crystal Water Vinyl","offer_id":53458232148295,"sku":"TRI-71484","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/e53850cf5959cfcdd6df75e1ea344f4d.jpg?v=1772708010","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/the-clockworks-the-entertainment","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}