Indie rock band Clones of Clones was already a studio-only band well before the 2020 lockdown, so no release shows were canceled in the run up to their new EP Super Available that dropped July 10th. Instead, CoC often delivers insanely pretty visuals for their music videos, as is the case for the EP’s first single “Mine”. Animator Tezo Don Lee, originally from South Korea and now residing in London, applies the soft tenor of singer Ben Payes to a lipsticked, neon-haired lounge singer in surprising, seductive style.
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Podcast for July 15th, 2020
Paul tries some new Instagram-worthy sodas, while Tony picks up the ukelele.
Tracklisting:
Kill Lincoln – Confession Obsession [Can’t Complain]
Clones of Clones – If I Was a Number [Super Available]
Stray Fossa – For What Was [single]
The Infinite Daisy Chains – Wake Up [Wake Up / Melting into You]
Too Much – I Wanna Be a DJ [Club Emotion]
Drew Dave – KeepOn(Escape) [Solitude]
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Podcast for May 8th, 2019 Fixed
Sorry friends, the first post goofed up. This one should have the correct episode in it.
Paul recounts a band-related injury, while Tony remixes American history in dreamland.
Tracklisting:
Color Palette – Pieces [single]
Clones of Clones – Mine [single]
Child Princess – Earrings [Palette / Child Princess Split Cassette]
Suga Grits – One Night In Adams Morgan [Street Funk (Vol. 2)]
Clear Channel – Hot Fruit [Hot Fruit EP]
Disqo Volante – Tattoo You New [Wire and Sherbet Sky]
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Clones of Clones – Drugz
Indie rock band Clones of Clones just released All The Things We Dreamed, their first full length album in 3 years. “Drugz” is a great choice for the album’s lead single, as it allowed guitarist Todd Evans to direct this amazing music video. Instead of relying on the boyish charm of lead singer Ben Payes, the video explores the dangers, and unrepentant joys, of using the wrong meds to cure the common cold. We won’t say more to avoid spoiling the video, except that it’s a real treat.
Podcast for May 9th, 2018
Paul criticizes a venue’s wait service, while Tony’s home cooked dinner does him wrong.
Tracklisting:
Be Steadwell – Gay Sex [Queer Love Songs]
Clones of Clones – This Means War [The Means War EP]
Wes Tucker & The Skillets – Serve and Protect [Get It Right]
Sugar John – Dali the Sheep [Dream Machine vs. the People Duster]
Blue Streak – No Guns on TV Hill [No Guns on TV Hill / Dog]
Outputmessage feat. Julius Jetson – Achilles [single]
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Clones of Clones – That Wasn’t Me
Clones of Clones is well known for rocking hard, but the quartet dials the intensity into a slower emotional ballad on “That Wasn’t Me”, the title track from their recent EP from March. Boston freelance illustrator Emily Hancock, creator of cotton-candy infused paintings (seriously, go look) as well as previous album cover art for Clones of Clones, contriuted to the art-driven music video for the song, and it’s really worth watching without us spoiling the whole thing. If you dig this, check out Hancock’s Patreon page for more deliciously artistic ways to support.
Podcast for August 12th, 2016
Paul spills about his unfashionably goth past, while Tony avoids sensitive subjects.
Tracklisting:
Bomani Armah – Libation [The Watermelon Man]
Will Copps – Rush [Rush/Release]
Clones of Clones – The Test [single]
Haunts – Witches [Demo]
Technophobia – Negative Space [Flicker Out]
Wild Coast – Technicolor Blues [Wild Coast]
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Clones of Clones – Somebody Else
A vibrant music scene needs more than just great bands. Bloggers, show promoters, labels, photogs and podcasters (ahem) all play a vital part in getting crowds interested and involved. DC is rather lucky to have a videographer like Nigel Lyons to craft such polished visuals for acts as diverse as Paperhaus, The North Country, Outputmessage, ACME and the Jonathan Parker’s Panel Counsel jazz ensemble. Indie rockers Clones of Clones are the latest to get the video treatment from Lyons for their new single “Somebody Else” off their upcoming full length Monster Heart. The lovesick plot might seem straightforward at first, but the finish is worth a second glance.
Podcast for August 24th, 2015
Facebook wants Paul to invite his mom to everything, and Tony is obsessed with a certain spooky TV show from the 90s.
Tracklisting:
The Do-Likes – Time to Take You Home [The Do-Likes]
Clones of Clones – Somebody Else
Collider – Collide [Collider Demo]
June Gloom – Anniversary [Sad Summer 2013]
Jason Mullinax – Hello, Human! [Home World]
Fort Knox Five – Blowing Up The Spot feat. Akil Dasan [10 Years of Fort Knox Five]
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Clones of Clones – Float On
To bridge the gap between the 2014 EP I Don’t Need Your Love and their full length album anticipated for late 2015, indie rock band Clones of Clones worked up their favorite cover song for an actual full single release. “Float On”, the massive 2004 single by Modest Mouse, gets worked over by singer Ben Payes and his talented rock crew, and the result is a pleasing hybrid between the original and CoC’s electronic rock sound. The band even shot this haltingly charming music video, showing Payes in full on Corey Hart dreamboat mode dancing and playing near the Key Bridge in Georgetown, shooting one frame every six seconds for two hours. Float on, indeed.
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