The Curtain Hits the Cast

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The Curtain Hits the Cast
The Curtain Hits the Cast (cover art).jpg
Studio album by
Low
ReleasedAugust 13th 1996
RecordedJanuary–February 1996
StudioJon & Stu's in Seattle
Length65:01
Label Vernon Yard
Producer Steve Fisk
Low chronology
Long Division
(1995)
The Curtain Hits the Cast
(1996)
Secret Name
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
NME 6/10 [2]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Spin 7/10 [5]

The Curtain Hits the Cast is the third studio album by American indie rock band Low. It was released in 1996 on Vernon Yard Recordings.

Contents

Release

The Curtain Hits the Cast was released on Vernon Yard Recordings in 1996. The album's cover photograph shows almost the entirety of member Mimi Parker's minimalist drum kit. "Lust" was released as part of a four-way split 7-inch (on clear green vinyl) entitled Indie Rock Flea Market, at around the same time.

Following the release of the album, the band's major-label-funded tenure ended and they moved to Kranky. LP-only tracks "Prisoner" and "Tomorrow One" later appeared on the 2004 rarities box set A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides and Rarities .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Low

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Anon" Alan Sparhawk 4:18
2."The Plan" Mimi J. Parker 3:40
3."Over the Ocean"Sparhawk3:47
4."Mom Says"Sparhawk5:19
5."Coattails"Parker6:51
6."Standby"Sparhawk5:09
7."Laugh"Sparhawk9:34
8."Lust"Sparhawk4:04
9."Stars Gone Out"Sparhawk4:26
10."Same"Sparhawk2:05
11."Do You Know How to Waltz?"Sparhawk, Parker14:37
12."Dark"Sparhawk0:53
Vinyl version
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Anon"Sparhawk4:18
2."The Plan"Parker3:40
3."Over the Ocean"Sparhawk3:47
4."Mom Says"Sparhawk5:19
5."Coattails"Parker6:51
6."Standby"Sparhawk5:09
7."Laugh"Sparhawk9:34
8."Lust"Sparhawk4:04
9."Stars Gone Out"Sparhawk4:26
10."Prisoner"Sparhawk3:46
11."Tomorrow One"Sparhawk4:28
12."Same"Sparhawk2:05
13."Do You Know How to Waltz?"Sparhawk, Parker14:37
14."Dark"Sparhawk0:53

Personnel

Low
Additional personnel

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