The Clientele, "Never Anyone But You" (2009)

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The Clientele have been one of the few acts this decade that turn out full albums worth listening to as whole pieces, albums that could rightly be called "lovely" and cynically be called "Hipster Brunch Volumes 1-6". The songs may not always immediately distinguish themselves from one another, but the full album listens are about as rewarding as album spins get.

But just because the Clientele have a template doesn't mean that you aren't rewarded for digging deeper. "Never Anyone But You" has the standard crisp cymbals, lazy arpeggios and half-murmured vocals that you always get delivered by The Clientele, but the falsetto chorus is just enough of a hook to perk up the ears even when taking the full album as a whole. And considering the The Clientele standard is a comfortable kind of bliss, that's just fine.