Curve
Country of origin:
England
Type of music generally:
Crunchy shoegazer alternative rock with ethereal vocals
Status:
Most recent release, The Way of Curve (remasters, 2004)
See also:
Curve's site
Comparisons:
Other shoegazer bands; they are the clear precursors of Garbage, Ruby, and similar bands
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Urgent but beautiful ethereal vocals poised against driving, crunchy guitars. (Neile)
Recommended first album:
Cuckoo
Recordings:
- Doppelgänger (1992)
- Cuckoo (1993)
- Come Clean (1998)
- The Way of Curve (remasters, 2004)
Cuckoo
Release info:
1993—Anxious Records/Charisma Records—7243 8 39061 2 3
Availability:
Wide on release
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended for fans of loud rock
Group members:
Toni Halliday, Dean Garcia
Guest artists:
Sally Herbert—violin on 2 tracks
Monti—drums on 3 tracks
Produced by:
Curve and Flood (7 tracks) and Curve and Steve Osborne (3 tracks)
Comments:
Despite some nice hooks, there's a certain sameness to the early tracks of this album, but it's hard to complain about that distinctive sound: the vocals foregrounded over heavy rock guitar. The later tracks seem to have a little more variety. Stand-outs are the slightly Indian-flavoured "All of One", the softer-sounding "Left of Mother", and the title and final track, "Cuckoo" which feels like probably the quintessential Curve track with its driving guitar and dreamy, whispery vocals. A band of interest to anyone who likes the contrast of crunch and ethereal vocals. (Neile)
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