Calamity

Former Deerhoof member Chris Cohen re-surfaces as the only permanent member of this Asthmatic Kitty-signed, stop-and-go pop group.

Calamity points to the fact that the Curtains fall into the second category; this is eccentric, quirky, angular, bizarre music that doesn't go out of its way to be accessible but isn't hostile or anti-social either.

So what makes an independent band “successful”? Oh, record sales will help as will an unending stream of glowing press and kind words from your...