Album a Day: Client - City

Kate Holmes and Sarah Blackwood, the electropop band Client, might be the UK's best kept secret (well, except to the Germans). Easily as talented as Ladytron or Goldfrapp, this uniformed duo has gained some more ground in recent years with a 2006 release on Metropolis (although still no American distribution for 2009's Command) but one should not forget the amazing sophomore album, City. This was my personal introduction to the band and it might still be my favorite album of theirs with guest appearances by Martin L. Gore and The Libertines' Carl Barat and Pete Doherty. Producer Joe Wilson does a great job on production (and a guest vocal on It's Rock and Roll). The songs are fun but heartfelt, there's great reflective moments, and overall the album has a logical flow to it. I would love to see the duo team up with Robots In Disguise either for a tour or better yet some sort of collaboration (or at least a few remixes traded back and forth). Favorite Tracks: Radio, One Day At a Time, Pornography, The Chill of October, and Don't Call Me Baby