Shower Curtain, the four-piece NYC band led by Brazilian-American artist Victoria Winter, are excited to share their new single “benadryl man.” A follow-up to lead single “wish u well” and its official music video, today’s song 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. This marks the second single from their debut album words from a wishing well due out Friday, October 18 via Angel Tapes/Fire Talk Records.
“‘benadryl man’ tells the story of my issues with sleeping and anxiety,” says bandleader Victoria Winter. “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 band’s upcoming debut follows their 2021 EP Something Instead and 2023 singles; “meus passos,” with Brazilian group terraplana, and “edgar,” the final track of words from a wishing well.
What do you think of Shower Curtain’s “benadryl man”?
