summer 2023

Clare & the Reasons is the faded, but not forgotten project of Clare and Olivier Manchon. They made 3 studio albums and toured around much of the world with the likes of Van Dyke Parks, My Brightest Diamond, DeVotchKa, and more.

The Guardian wrote “a sassy blast of symphonic jazz-noir.” The Times of London exclaimed “symphonic pop so swoonsome that the authorities could slap a health warning on it.” NPR radioed “...vintage pop and music-hall McCartneyisms.” Paste Magazine said, “It’s music that’s meant to be felt, not just heard.” The New York Times scribed "orchestral luxury and nuance."

But why did Clare & the Reasons fade? Because of the ampersand. Clare never wanted the ampersand, but try telling that to a world who loves them. So, after nearly 10 years of mediation, healing and deciding that ampersands are aok, Clare & the Reasons are reuniting, on a case by case basis, in between scoring films.