Alternative Rock Band
The Clox began its existence in 2009 when two friends, Denis Orynbekov (guitar, lead vocals) and Ruslan Baimurzin (drums), moved from Kazakhstan to New York in pursuit of a dream. In New York the two were joined by Igor Reznik (bass) and thus the trio was complete.
In 2010, The Clox released their debut album ”READY TO STARVE”. The effort was noticed and in that same year the beach accessory store “Caribbean Joe”, on their site, recommended the song ”Faces” of the album as one of the top 20 “Toe Tapping Tunes” alongside songs by artists such as Sting, U2, Madonna, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Carlos Santana, and Coldplay.
Also in 2010 “Donald Trump”, “Ford”, as well as other modeling agencies began licensing the band’s songs in videos used for model promotion. This project was and is coordinated by “Paz Turner Production Group” (http://www.pazturner.com) till this day.
Since 2010, The Clox performed in some of the country's best venues, such as New York City's Filmore at Irving Plaza, Boston's Middle East Downstairs, New York City's Hiro Ballroom, New York City's Le Poison Rouge, New York City's Gramercy Theater, and Falls Church’s (Virginia) The State Theater, Hard Rock Cafe, among others. They have shared the stage with The Toadies, Clinic, Little Barrie, Band of Heathens, The Gift, Mumiy Trol, Drew Halcomb and The
Neighbors, Band of Heathens, The Technicolors, The Night Snipers, Lyapis Trubeckoy, BI-2, etc.
In 2012, The Clox released “JULES VERNE EP” and the album ”CIVILIAN”, which were met with great enthusiasm by American as well as European blogs and magazines. The DELI Magazine praised the songs of the releases as a "unique cross between bands like INXS and Oasis” with a sound that is both "familiar and exotic at the same time." Later The Deli Magazine on several occasions named The Clox one of the best New York bands.
Music videos to the songs “ALREADY DONE” and “JULES VERNE” are featured on numerous web sites and blogs(Baeblemusic, DJ Top Twenty, WoellJ's Music Playlist, KIT21, The Indie Browser, Joey Voodoo Lifestyle, Dads Big Plan , Cap'n Carrot, etc.) alongside artists such as Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Oasis, Magnetic Fields, and Feist.
In July of 2014, the song "Jules Verne" was selected by Pete Mitchell as the "Record of the Week" on Absolute Radio(Great Britain).
The Clox has been featured on FUSE TV, topped numerous fan fueled charts on the Ourstage website (affiliate of MTV), and the band's releases have been receiving airplay, critical acclaim, and licensing around the world(including MTV, Oxygen Channel, and PBS).
In 2015, The Clox were joined by 2 new band members, John Sully(guitar) and Peter Breed(keyboards and Saxophone). Also in 2015 the band released singles "Lullaby", "History", and "Defiantly Gone", which received large critical acclaim and were all feature as the “Track of the Week” by Itunes.