Monday, October 06, 2014

Track Of The Day :: Curb - Communication



"It's not alright/it's not okay/but they say it doesn't matter anyway"

Back in August of last year we said the four-piece Brum band Curb were

Persistence looks like it is paying off for they have now turned out a seven-minute track that has made the wait more than worthwhile.

Following the release of 'So High' at the start of this year - see Track Of The Day - this latest is something of a change in sound - not to mention length. Instead of "zoning out" as we did (lyrically) with the previous number, here on 'Communication' while still retaining the laid-back esouciance of Tom O'Ryan's vocals and the wall-to-wall guitar blasts and the steady solid drums at the back, there's a distinct progression in chord structure and melody that up this - particularly the fairly epic last 90 seconds or so - to another level.

We believe there's an abridged radio edit of 'Communication' around, but any show not playing the full length version will be doing themselves and their listeners an injustice.

Rating: Wow. We're glad we kept our ears on this lot. 9/10.




Words: Linn Branson

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