This year has been, far more than usual. a remembering of Anything Should Happen. our old place. It was a members only thing and it concentrated more on the under appreciated than the new. No one was more unfairly ignored than Custard. We loved 'em.
We could never understand how bands like Crowded House burst out of Australia, but the more inventive Custard never seemed to travel the world. I know you always feel like your favourite bands should be bigger (except of course for the fans who want bands to be their secret and lose interest when they get larger).
Custard where and are ace. It is also bizarre that David McCormack has become more famous as the voice of Bluey's dad, Bandit Heeler in the cartoon series and for a soundtrack career than his Group adventures, also with The Polaroids and fine solo albums.
Custard returned in 2015, just before we started here, and they are just as great now as they were then. Without the need to write Radio Hits, the true inventiveness is allowed to shine through. Suburban Curtains is a real tour de force.
It is a double album and 21 songs is ideal for me, I'd have more, but a big listen for the newcomer. But I urge those newbies to dig in, there is so much variety amongst the great Guitar Pop Rock, that the album needs a complete listen at every juncture.
From the New Wave, Costello like, Pushing All The Buttons to the UK Beat of Black Rinse. Heart Attacks is fine Power Pop and Fifty Plus is all Merseybeat. Molecules Colliding is great 80s US New Wave and No Pay No Delicious is great frantic melodic Post Punk.
There is even time for a slightly Music Hall ditty in The Leisurely Everly, (fourth time I've heard whistling this week). It sounds slightly Bonzo, slightly Pulp. Custard are magnificent and after all this time to be so original is noteworthy. Absolutely splendid stuff!
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available as a Double Vinyl album, CD, Cassette (Yes I said Cassette) and as a download.
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