Clifford
Signal the Sun
Bryce and Bradford Clifford came from what they call an art-punk band in Toronto, moved to Austin, and now have produced a country-tinged roots-rock album that has all the personality of a skipping stone. Blessed only by the pedal steel of Cowboy Junkie Kim Deschamps, Signal the Sun is a generic attempt at fitting in. Didn’t your parents ever tell you to just be yourself? We love Canadian art punk! 
This article appears in July 29 • 2005.
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