Back from tour. More reviews

We just got home from our East Coast and Midwest tour. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows and helped us out in any way. It was great to see some old friends and make some new ones.

DC ROCK LIVE posted a nice review of our show at the Velvet Lounge.


"The drums are solid and the keys and electronics come up with a mixture of scrumptious melodic passages and assertive textural blasts. The songs are focused and manage to build intrigue...Nervous Curtains offer their personal approach to this style and come up with a vibrant set of songs that will stay with me for some time."

Hanus TV posted a review of Fake Infinity, making note of our "epic as hell synths that tear through each track, like if it was in the middle of a sonic warzone."

The FAKE INFINITY is spreading

Cerebral Pop says Fake Infinity is one of seven February releases you should hear.

LE PAROLE E LE COSE posted the "Wired to Make Waves" video, also making the David Lynch Rabbits connection.

D Magazine's Front Row reviewed the album, calling it "a disjointed panorama of a future we would rather avoid or a Kafkaesque perspective on the present we are grudgingly living."

Stripwax review

Much love to Stripwax for this most excellent review.

"Every week, before I can put this strip together, I have to think of what to “hang” the thing on, as in storyline, visual gimmick, and so on. Sometimes I rely on an accumulated arsenal of characters and artwork, self-made, clipped, etc., but other times, an idea will just fall right into my lap, seemingly from nowhere. That’s when I enjoy doing Stripwax the most. I’m in it mainly for that unexpected creative orgasmic rush.
Last week I spent a lot of time listening to “Fake Infinity”, the sophomore elpee by Dallas aural agitators Nervous Curtains. While researching, I found this very well-made, David Lynch-like music video the band made for “Wired To Make Waves” and thus found that “thing” to hang the strip on: Lynch’s super-creepy “Rabbits”. There is a rabbit theme in the video (I won’t spoil it for you here) that triggered the idea for the visual vehicle in the comic this week, but more importantly, when you drill down deep into the psychosis of “Rabbits” after spending some time with “Fake Infinity” you quickly realize how strong the similarities are between the two projects, despite being years apart. “Fake Infinity” is a coldly beautiful recording, with melodies built upon organic and often perfectly-chosen discordant piano notes that give the songs their humanity. It’s the electronics and primal rhythms that bring the dread and intense feeling of alienation. The formula works; Nervous Curtains have created a sound that is truly unique and unlike anything being made at the moment. If you require a reference point, think newer-wave, and think about this: Trent Reznor is at his special best when he seamlessly splices organics with synthetics and dischord, resulting in gorgeously qualmish music. Nervous Curtains are perfecting that same process.
Oh, and David Lynch, if you ever want to do a rock and roll “Rabbits” sequel, hire these guys for the soundtrack."

One True Dead Angel review

A review of Fake Infinity is up at The One True Dead Angel.

Scroll down alphabetically. Personally I'm most excited about seeing our record in a list with Earth and the mind-blowing new Devil's Blood album.

Choice quote: " Their sound is enhanced by the smart decision not to get carried away with the limitless possibilities inherent to lugging around piles of synth gear; rather than piling on layers of synthetic sound and descending into a parody of Yes or something similar, they aim more for the Buzzcocks / Kraftwerk model of using as little as possible but using it well."