Shower Curtain Unveil New Single/Video “benadryl man”

Shower Curtain Unveil New Single/Video "benadryl man"

NY via Brazil indie rock/alt/shoegaze band Shower Curtain have unveiled their new single “benadryl man“.

The track features on their upcoming debut album ‘Words From A Wishing Well’, due to be released on October 18 through Angel Tapes. Pre-order it here.

“benadryl man” is an exploration of insomnia-induced nightmares soundtracked by driving string arrangements and staticky distortion. Discordant production evokes haunted memories and scary visions, reminiscent of iconic horror movie scores. Bandleader Victoria Winter says:

“‘benadryl man’ tells the story of my issues with sleeping and anxiety. I see a figure sitting on my couch and it prevents me from entering a stage of peace, moreover not feeling safe in my home. The instrumentals are a little sinister and creepy, and I always envisioned having strings on this.”

On the production of the song, co-producer and guitarist Ethan Williams (Punchlove) says:

“We brought in our friends Zach Mezzo (Catcher) and Wil Ren (Wince) who laid down violin and cello, respectively. We overdubbed them playing slightly different parts, improvised based on our (very vague) directions, twice to make it feel like a string quartet. Some of my favorite moments are Zach playing electric violin through guitar effects to create this creepy, otherworldly gliding sound you hear in the verse and the “quartet” doing Hitchcock-style screeches in the end-chorus.

The video, directed by Winter and bassist Cody Hudgins (Crate), enters viewers into a digital world of angels, bunnies and trinkets. It was inspired by viral Calico Critter TikTok videos that depict bunnies with real-world dilemmas. Winter says:

“A couple of months ago I went to an exhibition in Bushwick and saw an installation piece by artist Kati Kirsch. She had spray-painted bunnies that were hopping around the gallery. I knew I really wanted to use that piece in a video because it really spoke to me – the bunnies felt like they had their own personality and a life of their own which I loved.”

Watch listen below.

Shower Curtain “benadryl man”
SHOWER CURTAIN LIVE

SEPTEMBER

23 – Baby’s All Right – Brooklyn, NY *

*- w/ Winter

“Words From A Wishing Well” Tracklist:

  1. benadryl man
  2. wish u well
  3. take me home
  4. you’re like me
  5. tell u (interlude)
  6. bedbugs
  7. starpower
  8. put me on a shelf
  9. edgar

Photo credit: Alexis Kleshik