After Nights Without Sleep
(2011)

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1. Daisy
2. What Good Am I To You Now
3. The Great War
4. Cold Wind
5. Eggs Over Toast
6. The Wasteland
7. Bronx Zoo Hobo
8. The Day I Stole Your Car
9. Open Your Eyes
10. In The Last Of The Light
11. Photographic Memory

After Nights Without Sleep began in earnest in the same way that the last album was completed. The band convened at London Bridge Studios with a batch of songs to record. Some had been in the live set, others were completely new at the time of recording. The newer tracks had hardly been rehearsed when recorded. Wanting to move past the “live” sound of the last LP, after the basic tracks were recorded live in-studio as before, but the bandmates started recording in their home studios and trading files over the internet to finish the album. This allowed Matt and Peter in particular to experiment with arrangements, vocals, and textures in a way that was not possible on the last record. Intrumental duties were passed around, and the attitude was “if it sounds good, keep it.” As a result of this process, each song was built up layer by layer on top of the basic studio tracks.

Recorded at
London Bridge Studio, Casa De Pacino, Peter’s House and Mikey’s House

Tracks 1,2,4,10,11 by Matt Gervais (ASCAP)
Tracks 3,5,6,8,9 by Peter Fedofsky (ASCAP)
Track 7 by Nick Holman

Cello on Tracks 6,10,11 performed by Sam Anderson

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Like a well-fitted suit or a little black dress (and, some might argue, argyle socks), classic harmony-laden pop never goes out of style.

If you needed a document of that, look no further than the latest offering from Seattle band Curtains For You. Power pop has a cult following for a reason – there’s usually a genuine darkness lurking underneath those deceptively sunny melodies, and “After Nights Without Sleep” is exceptional in its exploration of both ends of the spectrum.

Harmonies and heartbreak, the twisted euphoria that comes on after tormented nights with nary a wink of rest – it’s all there, waiting to charm those argyle socks right off you. Consider it the latest piece of evidence that our hearts and minds have a more complicated relationship than most people care to admit. Consider it an honest documentation of hoping for the best when you know the worst; of having the courage to look uncomfortable truth right in the eye and hug the living daylights right out of it.