Calamity (album)

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Calamity
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Studio album by
The Curtains
ReleasedOctober 24, 2006
Length31:36
Label Asthmatic Kitty
Producer The Curtains
The Curtains chronology
Vehicles of Travel
(2004)		Calamity
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 60/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 7.4/10 [3]
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Calamity is the fourth album by Californian pop band The Curtains, released in 2006 on Asthmatic Kitty. It was recorded directly after Deerhoof's "The Runners Four". The album is exclusively produced by Chris Cohen. It features guest performances by Nedelle Torrisi and Yasi Perera (vocal harmonies), as well as trombone by John Ringhofer. [6]

Contents

The album's music is mostly composed of compressed guitars, piano and drums; the instrumentation has been described as "nondescript" [7] and "delicate". [8] It is classified as indie rock, although songs contain other elements such as psychedelic rock, jazz, and experimental. [9]

Track listing

  1. "Go Lucky" – 3:11
  2. "Green Water" – 2:19
  3. "Wysteria" – 2:11
  4. "The Thousandth Face" – 2:56
  5. "World's Most Dangerous Woman" – 2:41
  6. "Tornado Traveler's Fear" – 2:44
  7. "Roscomare" – 3:02
  8. "Old Scott Rd." – 2:08
  9. "Calamity" – 2:27
  10. "Invisible String" – 1:19
  11. "Brunswick Stew" – 1:43
  12. "Fell On a Rock and Broke It" – 2:07
  13. "Spinning Top" – 2:50

Personnel

Reception

Calamity received mixed reviews from critics, with a metascore of 60 on Metacritic. [10] Pitchfork rated the album 7.4 out of 10, stating that Cohen was "struggling to balance his twee pop tendencies with experimentation", while AllMusic gave the album a 3 out of 5 stars, stating that "the hits outnumbered the misses". [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Calamity by The Curtains" . Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dusted Reviews: The Curtains - Calamity". Dusted. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Tiny Mix Tapes review". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  5. ↑ "Calamity Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Calamity (The Curtains), by The Curtains". Chris Cohen. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  7. ↑ Calamity by The Curtains , retrieved 2022-10-01
  8. ↑ "The Curtains: Calamity". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  9. ↑ Staff, SPIN (2006-10-23). "The Curtains". SPIN. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  10. ↑ Calamity by The Curtains , retrieved 2022-10-01
  11. ↑ The Curtains - Calamity Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-10-01


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