Fading Ways Online - Independent Rock n Roll

After a self-imposed writing hiatus, Jim Clements is back with his new band, The Right to Die, and a new album called When The Saints Go, and a heap of new material about religious visions, silent movie stars, murderers, road trips, deposed saints, and one song sung from the perspective of a fish. The CD release party takes place January 11th, with Jim & co. headlining the Borderline Club.

Here's what an early review, by Toxic Pete, has to say about the new album:

Almost immediately, even during the opening refrains, I sensed that 'When The Saints Go' by Jim Clements & The Right To Die was gonna be something quite special. Clements & Co seem to be able to portray dark but make it feel nothing less than acceptably vibrant - this they appear to do through a mixture of great, mature writing and sensitively understated but passionately expressive playing. The end result is genuinely brilliant and although maybe not totally commercial in the true sense, it's certainly as cultishly viable as even the most successful and globally accepted works of Cave, Waits and other similarly ilked artists. Jim Clements & The Right To die show that the lyrically macabre can be lifted and lightened by quality, expansive musical composition and well thought out instrumental atmospherics. These 'guys' work as a well prepared, closely knit team and their experienced professionalism and 'oneness' combined with massive musical creativity bring new hope to an all-too-often mundane musical era - Jim Clements & The Right To Die are like a cool, life-saving oasis in a barren and parched musical desert.

'When The Saints Go' by Jim Clements & The Right To Die is simply superb - refreshing and innovative - quality from conception to delivery - nothing short of brilliant!! (Rhythm & Booze rating 10)