The band is in some incredible company in Mayer Danzig from Tangville’s Best Albums of 2014. Check it out at twangville.com A stellar debut from a new band that is made up of musicians who established their musical cred playing with the likes of Levon Helm, Booker T. Jones and Bow Thayer. The group tends to take an improvisational approach to songwriting yet the songs arrive fully...
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Oooooooooh, yes. Smooth like butter on a fresh baked boule of bread. Everything from the velvety vocals, to that deep rolling bass, and the harmony vocals, man the harmony vocals are sexy (not sure if it’s a chick or a dude singing high…regardless, I stand by my comment). I am transported to some different time when soul ruled the radio and you could groove and roll with the sounds of Motown...
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The Curtis Mayflower’s “Everything Beautiful Is Under Attack” is one of 2014’s best albums. You would think that would be enough, but no. Now they have out a a new single and a video for their new song, “King of the Fools.” And it’s positively dripping with ’70s soul cool. The band — which comprises guitarist Pete Aleksi, percussionist Duncan Arsenault, bassist Jeremy Curtis, vocalist Craig...
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Massachusetts boys The Curtis Mayflower released their critically acclaimed debut album, Everything Beautiful is Under Attack, back in January and it quickly became a favorite of mine. The Kickstarter funded project was recorded live in a New England farmhouse last year with the band committing to capturing each of the 11 tracks in one take. The resulting album is a collection of great...
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The band had the distinct pleasure of being asked to perform at Redstar Union in Cambridge MA recently. Sharing the the bill were the always incredible Blue Ribbons and The Silks. Redstar Union puts on a stellar production. Video, stage and audio production is all them and what they do is a treasure for live music in Massachusetts. Thank you to Sooz for curating the night and her tireless...
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Recorded live at Redstar Union The Curtis Mayflower performing live at Redstar Union in Cambridge MA on June 19,...
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Check out this fan shot video of Seven Children from The Lizard Lounge in...
Read MoreBy Richard Moses (therevue.ca) Today is throwback Thursday, and that tag would fit Central Massachusetts band The Curtis Mayflower quite well. As a band, The Curtis Mayflower is still in its early days, they released their first full length album, Everything Beautiful is Under Attack on January 28, 2014, but their sound is definitely a throwback to the late 60’s and early 70’s. The band is made...
Read More(via: bdcwire.com) By Perry Eaton Their name is an obvious nod to a late soul legend whose spirit lives on after death; their music is proof. Local quintet The Curtis Mayflower, which consists of session players who have worked and toured with the likes of Levon Helm, Booker T Jones, and Jim Carroll, is only about a year old, but has already released a live EP, and more recently, a debut...
Read More(via twangville.com) This is a heavy album that, while often dark and gloomy, is somehow incredibly energizing. What is particularly impressive is that this album arrives immaculately fully-fashioned from a group that just formed last year. And did I mention that most of their songs were written in the moment, essentially improvised? These guys ain’t messing around, they came to play. “Crawl No...
Read MoreThe Curtis Mayflower Everything Beautiful Is Under Attack via: (www.scenepointblank.com) The first studio release from The Curtis Mayflower titled Everything Beautiful Is Under Attack is a combination of talent, great songwriting, and beautiful haunting melodies. This is what happens when you take five of the best musicians from the Central Massachusetts area and send them up to an old...
Read More(via: www.dirtyimpound.com) What makes you tick, darling? What makes you sick, darling? Clockwork hearts have broken parts but there’s a fix, darling. Feel can’t be manufactured. A lot of other stuff can be faked or Pro-Tooled these days but feel, the essential intangible to really good music, only occurs naturally. It’s the thing that makes one’s hair stand up long before one understands why....
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