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Curve "Horror Head"

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As I said when I posted about Front 242, after just over a year of starting this blog I can't believe that it took me this long to post about one of my all-time favorite bands, Curve. Like, seriously, what is wrong with me? Again, I am rectifying it now.

There are times in your life as a music lover that you hear a band, a song, that first time, and your immediate thought is,"WOW! What is this? Why haven't I heard this before?"

This has happened to me many times, whether it be Nirvana, Atari Teenage Riot, Front 242, or, in this case, Curve.

For me, the best way to describe this music is LUSH (ironic, considering that such is the name of one of their shoegaze peers), but for me this song, with Toni Halliday's melodic chanting/harmonizing and Dean Garcia's thick, syrupy bass line, covers me like a thick, velvet blanket on a cold winter's day.

If Heaven was a song, I think it would "Horror Head," which, again, ironic considering the title and lyrics:
Fireworks, blue and green
I can see what they sing
But you are away
You always smile
Boxing ring
The back of mules
You can really see, from the inside
Across the room
There's a horror in my head
When the blanket is gone
From the floor in my castle
Where I see the sun from
There's a horror in my head
When the blanket is gone
From the floor in my castle
Where I see the sun from
In the comfort of this room
The challenge died
Remember you and me
We laughed 'til we cried
What does any of that mean? Fuck if I know, it would take someone far more intelligent than me to decipher them, but god damn, this song is my happy place.

While they broke up years and years ago, and despite fans forever hoping for a reunion that, honestly, will never happen. Toni seems content with allowing their oeuvre to speak for itself (and honestly, she's not wrong), and Dean is still making good music with his daughter Rose; I highlighted their work previously if you'd like to check it out.

Welcome to Friday! You made it through the week, that's something, so take the win, there's a whole weekend before you.

Enjoy!


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