Clogs (band)

Clogs
Website	www.clogsmusic.com
Members
Padma Newsome Bryce Dessner Rachael Elliott Thomas Kozumplik

Clogs are a mostly instrumental project led by Bryce Dessner and Australia's Padma Newsome. Their existence predates Dessner's other band The National. Clogs have released five albums on Brassland Records -- Thom's Night Out (2001), Lullaby for Sue (2003), Stick Music (2004), Lantern (2006) and The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton (2010).

Formation

When Clogs formed they were an oddball classical ensemble in indie rock clothing. Today, however, they're at the forefront of a scene including friends in groups The Books, Rachel's, and Bell Orchestre.

The band members met in the late 1990s while studying at the Yale School of Music. Newsome started his career as a concert violinist in the Sydney Symphony, before a six-year detour took him to an ashram in the remote region of New South Wales. He began composing in the 1990s at the University of Adelaide, when he was awarded a Fulbright_Program scholarship that took him to America. Elliott is a proud Vermonter and active freelance musician. Kozumplik is a master percussionist familiar with almost any style. Dessner is an established soloist and composer in his own right. He has served as a sub in veteran contemporary ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars and written for Kronos Quartet, activities which have put him in contact with major 20th century minimalists Steve Reich, Philip Glass and Terry Riley.

Style

Clogs' "classical" music is composed by a combination of improvisational practice sessions and performances and formal arrangement by Newsome, who arranges the core ideas with reference to diverse classical and folk influences.

Members

• Padma Newsome – viola, violin, melodica, voice, piano
• Bryce Dessner – guitar, ukelele
• Rachael Elliott – bassoon, melodica
• Thomas Kozumplik – percussion

Discography

Albums

• Thom's Night Out (2001)
• Lullaby for Sue (2003)
• Stick Music (2004)
• Lantern (2006)
• The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton (2010)

EPs

• "Veil Waltz" EP (2010)
• "Last Song" EP (2010)

Sources

• http://brassland.org
• Official website

External links

• Official website
• Clogs on MySpace
• Clogs on Brassland Records
• Clogs live on WOXY.com, April 28, 2006