Clues was founded by Alden Penner and Brendan Reed, both active for years in the Montreal music scene. Alden was one-half of Unicorns, a band that burned bright and fast at the beginning of the century, and Brendan has been a member of a number of groups, including the endless, Endless Forever. They began building Clues quietly and in near-secrecy during the summer of 2007, playing a series of unadvertised shows in small Montreal venues. Their early performances elicited passionate responses and made it clear that Alden had an awesome batch of new tunes in the works, a glorious voice to deliver them with, and a brilliant foil in Brendan as his co-conspirator.
The recording of Veckatimest began in the summer of 2008 at Allaire Studios in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.Nico Muhly collaborated with Grizzly Bear on this album.In the interim they debuted four new songs: “Two Weeks,” “While You Wait for the Others,” “Fine for Now,” and “Cheerleader.”They also performed “While You Wait for the Others” on Late Night with Conan O’Brien on April 21, 2008, and “Two Weeks” on Late Show with David Letterman on July 23, 2008.
The tracks “Cheerleader,” “I Live with You,” and “Foreground” feature the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
The LIMITED EDITION box features 12 -7″ discs, including the never released single for “Still Ill” and also the hard to get single for “Headmaster’s Ritual”. If the music wasn’t enough for you, the set also includes 4 buttons, a poster with the singles artwork, and a download the MP3 versions of the box set.
