Curtains

Calamity

BY Vish KhannaPublished Sep 1, 2006

Deerhoof’s Chris Cohen lets an inspired creative outburst guide him to writing 13 enigmatic pop songs as the Curtains. "Green Water” has an unsteady gait, like a lurching CCR malfunctioning during "Fortunate Son” only to find their feet for timely explosions. The Beatles-esque psych rock of "The Thousandth Face” is trippy and "World’s Most Dangerous Woman” has a delicate, dreamy feel, conjuring up a soft VU song. Raucous guitars hide in the bushes during "Tornado Traveler’s Fear,” while the title track nods at Pavement before heading back to the ’60s. "Brunswick Stew” is a heady stab at free jazz and "Fell on a Rock and Broke It” is a Kinks-y bit of math rock. The twists and turns of the Curtains truly are refreshing and unpredictable.
(Asthmatic Kitty)

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