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Frog Stand Records | Brooklyn-based Clare and the Reasons, fronted by collaborators, Clare Manchon and Olivier Manchon, has been very busy making music, touring through Europe many times, Japan and the US. The band has a steady list of contributors (the 'Reasons), with a lot of instruments-- cellos, violas, things to hit, kazoos, baby kotos, saws, recorders.  In 2007, the band released their debut LP, The Movie, which got praise around the globe. Now the band prepares for the release of their sophomore album Arrow, out October 20th on Frog Stand Records.

It took a bit of wood, nails and many blankets to make Arrow in a recording tent built in the Ditmas Park apartment of Clare and the Reasons' neighbor, friend and engineer, Alex Venguer.  Clare and the Reasons deliver an assortment of meticulously constructed and arranged songs, most written by Clare in her very own kitchen, arranged by Olivier in the living room with two cats by his side, and recorded with surgical precision with the help of "Reason" Bob Hart. This album also features a special guest performance from Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond.
 
Arrow, produced by Clare and Olivier, says a lot, without trying too hard, and where it could easily have been embellished with flamboyant ornamentation instead opts for joyous tranquility leaving space and air for each song’s personality to bloom.  Walking the line between musical maturity and sophistication and primal, childlike musical instincts, Arrow ï¬‚oats in both worlds, comfortably.  Van Dyke Parks says, "Clare is the Reasons' raison d'être. Melodious et mysterieux--(the group) defines esprit de corps.(wrapped in) elegant arrangements for your dream escape--- Chamber music with edge. Get this Visa to real musical adventure. Totally transportive!"

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Albums

• Arrow

  Frog Stand Records

• The Movie

  Frog Stand Records

On Tour

• May 12, 2010 | New York, NY Clare & The Reasons @ Joe's Pub