Search - Bethany Curve :: Flaxen

Too bad it's only an EP

trainreader | Montclair, N.J. | 04/08/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If another few songs had been added to the six already included on "Flaxen," Bethany Curve's fourth cd (and last as of this writing), it might have been their finest yet, and that's saying alot, because their first two ("Skies A Crossed Sky," and "Gold") were excellent. At their best, Bethany Curve's music truly rivals that of the shoe-gazer giants like My Bloody Valentine, Catherine Wheel and Ride. On "Flaxen," the stand-out song is "The Means," with it's soaring chorus,which surely must be considered one of the band's top tracks. I love the way the opener, "Automatic," shifts gears so effortlessly -- almost like a suite instead of a single song. In fact, there are no weak moments, but, alas, "Flaxen" ends much too quickly.



It took me awhile to appreciate this fine band -- you have to get past the gloom-and-doom feel of alot of the tracks. If you're a fan of the shoegazer genre like me, get all of BC's four albums right now (and while your at it, add to your list the three albums by Voyager One). From their web-site, it looks like B.C., (who are advertising for a new bass player!) seems to be currently dormant. I sincerely hope they put out more albums and go on tour, because I think this band has so much more to offer. Let the shoe-gazers live on!!"

A new decade.....!

B. Pijpstra | Arnhem Netherlands | 02/17/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"are you into shoegaze-dream-space-rock ? then you'll like this !!
i did't thought that after "you brought us here" they would take
me into a new level of atmospheric guitar-emotions.....so i was wrong. with 6 tracks 26 minutes you could say it is like a EP or a mini-album but it doesn't really matter, what counts is how long the "strange feelings" stays after it's finished. i won't do track by track review, just let the music speak for itself !
go their website for some listening.i think the artwork for a album is also important and this one says it all.... ENJOY !!!"

Sonic ahhhhh

superinkygrrl | Portland, OR | 03/13/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album is gorgeous. I think the Bethany Curve best describes it's own sound with it's motto: "atmosphere, arrangement, sound, layering, noise." Sometimes it actually feels like time is slowing down and I'm having an out-of-body experience. Instead of trying to make a big deal of vocals and lyrics, the vocal sounds more like an additional layer to a big fuzzy yummy drone-fest. It's contemporary shoe-gazer, and the absolute pinnacle of it's genre."