Curtains For You is a five piece retro-pop band from Seattle, Washington. Heavily influenced by British Invasion music of the 1960s, the band relies on memorable melodies, intricate three- and four-part harmonies, and hooks to land whales on. Musically, the band betrays the gloomy and grungy Seattle for sunnier places. Lyrically, the band is firmly rooted in rainy days and darker dramas. They self-describe their sound as “The Beatles meets Vaudeville meets the Muppet Show.”

The band recently signed to Spark & Shine records, and will release their new album, “What a Lovely Surprise to Wake Up Here” in October of 2009. The album is a logical follow-up to their last LP, “Heaven’s Waiting,” which was voted one of the best Northwest releases by Seattle’s Threeimaginarygirls.com, and received regular airplay on influential station KEXP. The band was also invited to perform live on KEXP in support of that album.

For “What a Lovely Surprise to Wake Up Here,” the band recorded the album live at London Bridge Studios, home to seminal grunge records such as Pearl Jam’s “Ten” and Soungarden’s “Louder Than Love.” Eschewing the modern urge to overdub and tweak like crazy, the band stood on its own, as close to their live set as possible. The result is fresh and also refreshingly familiar – a real band playing real instruments live in the studio without all of the new fangled technical doo-daddery that is ever-present in music these days.

The members of the band include Matthew Gervais (guitar/lead vocal,) Mikey Gervais (guitar/ sax/ vocals,) Nick Holman (bass/euphonium/vocals,) Peter Fedofsky (piano/vocals,) and Dave Lawrence (drums.) Songwriting duties are split down the middle by Matt and Peter, both celebrated songwriters for their solo efforts. Matt has scored international success in the form of a top ten single in the Asian market for Eason Chan, and has often drawn comparisons to Rufus Wainwright and Harry Nillson. Peter has twice been featured nationally on NPR’s “All Songs Considered” as an unsigned songwriter to watch. NPR’s Bob Boilen has drawn comparisons between Fedofsky’s work and both the writing of Lennon and McCartney, as well as Brian Wilson. No slouch on the technical side, Nick (who mixed the new LP) has worked as an audio engineer for acts as diverse as U2, Carrie Underwood, and Nas.