Song of the Day - Nuclear Age by Curtains For You
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Listen to "Nuclear Age" by Curtains For You. Bonus Track: "Chain Link Fence"
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Pop music at its finest. With tightly orchestrated, melodic songs like "Nuclear Age" full of soaring harmony and kick-up-your-heels hooks, exclaiming that Seattle, Washington-based Curtains For You creates pop music at its finest is no understatment. A thorough listen to their latest album What A Lovely Surprise To Wake Up Here offers ample evidence to back up the claim.
Curtains For You are comprised of Matthew Gervais (guitar/lead vocal), Mikey Gervais (guitar/ sax/ vocals), Nick Holman (bass/euphonium/vocals), Peter Fedofsky (piano/vocals), and Dave Lawrence (drums). The band's lush, layered sound is a retro detour through 1960s-era Beatles and the British Invasion, past 90s-era Jellyfish and the endless split personalities of contemporary alt-rock and indie pop, daring to forge something that sounds incredibly fresh and listenable.
Intricate three- and four-part harmonies, free-spirited melodies, and sweet, sweet hooks all work toward the end result: memorable pop songs like "Nuclear Age" that do not wear out their welcome. Many of these tracks are songs that The Beatles and Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys might admire. The band recorded new material in the studio as close to their live sound as they could get, forgoing overdubs and studio sleight-of-hand. These songs sound fresh scrubbed, energetic, ready to zip across time zones.
While "Nuclear Age" is jam-packed with instrumentation and harmony, "Chain Link Fence" pulls back a bit to rely on gentle guitar and subdued vocals to deliver a wistful, timeless song. The entire album is a testament to Curtains For You giving their all to produce a polished, masterful recording that delights song after song.
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