Patience began as bedroom synth project for songwriter Roxanne Clifford after the break up of her acclaimed indie pop band Veronica Falls. Born out of a desire to experiment with a new

sound and analogue synthesizers, the project has since grown to become an all-encompassing persona and serves as the main vehicle for the full emotional spectrum always latent in

Clifford’s songwriting.

From her first long-sold-out 7” singles on Night School, Clifford's knack for melodic hooks and oblique emotional stances already contained a glistening sheen of promise. ‘Dizzy Spells’ serves

as an intimate portrait of Clifford’s creative adventure, almost diaristic, conceived and recorded

in her home studio, as well as with collaborators Todd Edwards (Daft Punk/Uk Garage fame), Lewis Cook (Free Love/Happy Meals) and engineer  

Misha Hering (Virginia Wing).

Today she also shares new single, "The Girls Are Chewing Gum", along with a self-directed video. Clifford transformed her bedroom in Los Angeles into a makeshift disco by blacking out the windows. She then invited female friends to chew gum and blow bubbles as confidently

as possible.

She says of it: 

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 "Partly inspired by British artist John Smith’s B&W short film from 1976 entitled “The Girl Chewing Gum”, the video is a literal and playful celebration of feminine self expression and

confrontation."

 

The song was produced by Todd Edwards at his studio in Glassell Park, Los Angeles.

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Dizzy Spells delivers a debut album that twists Clifford’s songwriting into new shapes and ecstasies. The album dances around melancholy, thrown to the floor like a bad dream

to be circled, emerging bright-eyed into the early morning full of hope. 

The Girls Are Chewing Gum bursts open Dizzy Spells like fresh fruit: sweet and rich with a synth-bass line beamed down from Chicago House heaven. Exquisitely sung by Clifford, it’s a

wonderful, funky, instant-classic hinting at sexuality and memories dredged from our

bodies’ secrets. The bouncy production expertly renders the addictive power of our

ephemeral pleasures.

Living Things Don’t Last chases themes of longing and loss, opening up into a life affirming chorus that sings of transience, the passing of time and railing against inertia. It’s the perfect example of a song formula that Roxanne Clifford has almost patented: simple and cutting

straight to the point. 

Dizzy Spells features all three long-sold out singles, embedded in the full depth of Patience’s soundworld they fit like pieces of a puzzle. White Of An Eye, The Church and The Pressure

—all recorded in Clifford’s former home of Glasgow—crackle with razor sharp melodies

and dancefloor-ready dynamics.

There are exciting additions to Patience’s sonic palette, brought into sharp relief on Voices In The Sand. On No Roses, a Vince Clarkesque production belies a sunburnt sadness. Clifford defiantly sings “you would go out tonight, but there’s nowhere you like,” describing a disenchantment with her adopted city of Los Angeles, she longs for home in a singular refrain

“No roses… no roses for us.”

An ode to English folk singer Shirley Collins, a surprising yet innate influence throughout Clifford’s work. On Moral Damage, former Veronica Falls bandmate Marion Herbain joins Clifford on an anglo-french duet that feels instant and spontaneous, a cutting comment on emotional accountability.

More than a vehicle for Roxanne Clifford’s songwriting prowess, Patience is holding our hand through the night, dancing with tears in our eyes, dizzy and spellbound.  
 

LIVE DATES

March 12th - PhilaMoca, Philadelphia w/ Molly Nilsson 
March 13th - Elsewhere Hall, Brooklyn w/ Molly Nilsson
May 3rd - Dizzy Spells album launch at Gold-Diggers, Los Angeles

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