{"id":23627,"date":"2024-04-29T17:43:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=23627"},"modified":"2024-04-29T17:43:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:43:19","slug":"clone-dividing-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/clone-dividing-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Clone &#8211; Dividing Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clone&#8217;s song &#8220;Dividing Line&#8221; combines a powerful mix of post-punk intensity, guitar chords reminiscent of early U2, and deeply insightful lyrics about politics. Members of The Veldt, Dead Leaf Echo, Namesake, and Pilot to Gunner form the Brooklyn-based ensemble Clone, which brings together a wealth of talent and knowledge. With an instant assault of early U2 guitar riffs, the song immediately grabs the listener&#8217;s attention and launches into its message. The song changes around 0:25 when vocals are introduced, recalling a combination of Gang of Four&#8217;s rough intensity and The Cure&#8217;s melancholy approach. Early shoegaze and post-punk elements highlight this powerful vocal performance, creating an ethereal chaos that perfectly fits the violent lyrical\u00a0themes. &#8220;Dividing Line&#8221; is a call to action as much as a song. Clone delivers a potent message of resistance and unity with lyrics that directly address the political context of the era, especially mentioning Donald Trump&#8217;s controversial acts during the pandemic. With the refrain, &#8220;Get up, cause Donnie wants to start a fire, start a riot,&#8221; the chorus makes a strong statement against oppression and injustice. From the guitar solos to the driving basslines, every aspect of the song works together to emphasize its message. Clone&#8217;s song &#8220;Dividing Line&#8221; is a manifesto for change rather than merely a song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo Credit: photo by Silvia Saponaro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clone &quot;Dividing Line&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wek1uSlQ7Go?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clonebk.bandcamp.com\">https:\/\/clonebk.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/clonebknyc\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/clonebknyc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagarm.com\/clonebknyc\">https:\/\/www.instagarm.com\/clonebknyc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clone&#8217;s song &#8220;Dividing Line&#8221; combines a powerful mix of post-punk intensity, guitar chords reminiscent of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[3824,3823,455,290],"class_list":["post-23627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop-rock-reviews","category-reviews","tag-clone","tag-dividing-line","tag-post-punk","tag-punk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23629,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23627\/revisions\/23629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}