Okay, I drop the name "Jellyfish" here a lot. There`s good reason. They were one of THE most influential bands of the last 20 years in the power pop genre and beyond inspiring musicians world-wide to whip out cogent,clean and concise vocal harmonies inside their musical creations. Some bands sound a lot Jelly-like and others pull their inspirations with a special glee to just blend lots of vocal harmonies all over their material. Curtains For You are in the later category, though, you will hear plenty of Jelly-like melodies. Power Pop Aholic is as geeked as I am! "9 out of 10. Leaning on a big pile of 60`s classic pop influences and structures, they put it in the blender and whip up into a fresh but totally familiar sound. The opener "Nuclear Age" sets the tone with a Beach Boys meets Jellyfish harmonic that`s just irresistible. "This Dead World" is a Marshall Crenshaw meets Crowded House gem full of twisting lyrics and slinky slide guitar rhythms. And with a title like "Dumb Angel," I`ll let you guess whose bag of vocal acrobatics they pull from. Every song here has a compelling hook and will win over plenty of fans, from the Merseybeat backing on "Title Bout" to the echoing guitars on "Clanging of The Masses." The influences are spread out quite a bit, not sticking to any set style - but the spirit of Elvis Costello seems to run throughout most songs on the album with a defiant narrative. A few exceptions are the vaudevillian "Small Change" and acoustic ballad "Chain Link Fence." And ending with the wonderful "Licorice Skies" it even touches on a bit of XTC-like majesty. Songwriting duties are split down the middle by Matt Gervais and Peter Fedofsky, both are great songwriters with tons of energy - and it takes a few listens to let all this sink in. A most welcome surprise that makes my top 10." - Power Pop Aholic blog. "Leaning on the British Invasion music of the 60s to create such memorable pop songs, their songs are filled delicious melodies, intricate three- and four-part harmonies, and hooks to land whales on.The result is fresh and also refreshingly familiar a real band playing real instruments live in the studio without all of the new fangled technical doo-daddery that is ever-present in music these days." - AntiMusic. The band self-describe their sound as "The Beatles meets Vaudeville meets the Muppet Show." I kinda like that but I kinda love most of what I hear on "What A Lovely Surprise To Wake Up Here" - Listen in below, you`ll be pulled in, too!
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