The Clock Reads is a Pittsburgh jazz-rock quartet whose recordings evoke the breezy flow of a jam band concert.
The group’s latest release is called Gnomon, which translates from Greek as “one that knows or examines.” On the song “Elation,” the Clock boys examine a knotty jazz groove using snare rolls, cymbal flutters, and a whole bunch of fluid guitar plinks that flit and dance like moths around a flame. Technical without being showy and freeform without feeling directionless, “Elation” is one part Lotus, one part Pat Metheney, all parts heady, bro.
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