As the weather turns my thoughts turn to music. To be fair, my thoughts normally turn to music and I love having my seasons defined by records. While Teenage Fanclub, Todd Fancey and Bart Davenport saw me through the magical summer, a few talents have returned to entrance me as the leaves begin to fall.

As a treat to their fans The Clientele have snuck a sound feed of their new single "Since K Got Over Me" up on their myspace profile. The single won't hit the UK shelves until August 22 but you can hear it now through Real Audio. This is the first release for the band in almost two years and is a mark of good things to come with their new album release Strange Geometry (out in the UK 5 Sept on Pointy, out in the US 11 Oct on Merge).

A date has been set for the release of the new Clientele album The Violet Hour. In an interview with Joseph at Mundane Sounds Alasdair Maclean (lead singer-songwriter of the trio) talks about the recording process, the origins of the album title, and his favorite drink recipe. Look for the new album on May 6, but in the meantime you can pick up their new 7" "Haunted Melody" c/w "Fear of Falling" on Merge or Pointy.

There is currently a lawsuit in progress between London based artists THE CLIENTELE and March Records. A spokesman for the band recently stated, "Regretfully, we would urge anyone with plans to buy our A Fading Summer EP on March Records NOT TO, as it's no better than a bootleg: none of the royalties owed to the band have been paid, legal action is currently being taken, and March Records' license to manufacture and sell it has been revoked." No one at March could be contacted for comment.