Their debut album, Lido, was released in April 2001 to mainly rave reviews in the U.K. music press, with NME proclaiming that "in terms of sheer charm and lustre, Clearlake leave their contemporaries out in the cold." The single Let Go followed, with an affectionate cover of Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl on its flip. In 2003, the band inked a deal with Domino in the States and issued both the Almost the Same EP and the studio full-length Cedars. Butcher left Clearlake at the end of their U.K. tour; drummer Toby May stepped in as his replacement. A second EP, Wonder If the Snow Will Settle, arrived two years later. Frontman Jason Pegg produced Clearlake's third album, Amber (2006); founding member Sam Hewitt left the band as the album was being completed. His replacement was to be announced in February 2006, when Clearlake was scheduled to play dates in their native U.K. ~ Simon P. Ward, Rovi