His Clancyness

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His Clancyness
Origin Bologna, Italy
Genres Indie rock, noise pop, art rock
Years active2009present
Labels FatCat Records
Secret Furry Hole
Splendour
Mirror Universe Tapes
MembersJonathan Clancy
Jacopo Borazzo
Giulia Mazza
Nico Pasquini
Past membersPaul Pieretto
Emanuela Drei

His Clancyness is a Canadian Italian band based in Bologna, Italy formed in 2009 by Jonathan Clancy. [1] Currently the band consists of Jonathan Clancy on guitar and vocals, Jacopo Borazzo on drums, Giulia Mazza on organ and synthesizers and Nico Pasquini on bass and sampler. His Clancyness is signed to Brighton-based independent label FatCat Records. [2]

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Biography

His Clancyness' music has been described as 1970s New York art-punk and late-1980s US indie mixing elements of krautrock and psychedelic songwriting. [3]

Tha band initially released two EP's in tape form, Hissometer Cassette and Always Mist. The latter garnered praise and buzz from online publications such as Pitchfork, [4] Stereogum [5] and Gorilla vs. Bear. [6]

Discography

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References

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