A Fading Summer

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A Fading Summer
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EP by
Released23 May 2000 (2000-05-23)
(Re-issued in 2003)
Genre Indie pop
Length12:54
Label March
Merge (re-issue) [1]
Producer The Clientele
The Clientele chronology
A Fading Summer
(2000)
Suburban Light
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 5/10 [3]

A Fading Summer is an EP by The Clientele. [4] [5] The EP was issued in 2000 on March Records. It was re-issued in 2003 on Merge Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."An Hour Before the Light"2:32
2."Driving South"4:52
3."Bicycles"2:21
4."Saturday"3:49

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References

  1. "The Clientele - A Fading Summer". www.mergerecords.com.
  2. "A Fading Summer - The Clientele | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. "Clientele: A Fading Summer EP: Pitchfork Record Review". June 21, 2007. Archived from the original on June 21, 2007.
  4. "Points of Impact". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. July 14, 2003 via Google Books.
  5. "The Clientele: A Fading Summer". PopMatters. May 22, 2000.