Curt Manor has released his EP When The Sun Is Low, a four-track followup to previously released single Adelphi Hotel Nightmare. Manor delivers a sweet recipe of introspective folk pop in this debut release.
After a well received launch at Golden Age Cinema & Bar earlier in May, it seems Curt Manor is onto a winner and is ready to take the rest of 2017 by storm.
A collection of brooding and inquisitive narratives, When The Sun Is Low is a shimmering debut release from Sydney newcomer Curt Manor.
Undeniably a talented musician, Manor hasn’t held back on production quality, bringing shimmering guitar and cinematic vocals into an altogether well thought out release.
The EP opens with Summertime Film Noir, a bright and whimsical track infused with cleverly curated newsreader samples; it’s as much a commentary as it is personal reflection.
Dark and Adelphi Hotel Nightmare carry a similar melancholy, reflective quality, shoegazey and wistful. Finishing off with By The Water and its larger-than-life, blissful percussion, I couldn’t help but swoon.
A personal recording from beginning to end, Manor has lain bare a swathe of emotions. When The Sun is Low touches on longing, loss and love, narrative in its lyricism and free formed in its instrumentation.
I can imagine enjoying this one in the moment, losing track of time and space and drifting away to a place of reflection and calm. A creative blend of percussion, far off vocals and slow moving guitar, Manor has developed a recipe here and I feel that he followed it throughout.
Given a little more creative freedom and artistic confidence upon a future release, we’ll look forward to hearing how Manor experiments with his sound henceforth.
An interesting fusion of distinctively contemporary sound and vintage influence, When The Sun Is Low is a shining first start and one which will translate beautifully live when Manor takes the EP on the road.
