I’ve been informed that some of you heathens don’t know who Curve is. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

The first thing I suggest you do is go to UBL and purchase “Doppelganger,” “Cuckoo“, and “Come Clean“. Once you’ve paid your dues, put “Doppelganger” into the largest stereo system you can find — I suggest going to Best Buy or Palm Audio/Visual (in Huntsville). Turn the volume all the way up, and press “Play”.

This screeching, howling, multilayered wall of guitar noise, beautiful, ethereal vocals, and searing electric sequencing is the work of guitarist Dean Garcia and singer Toni Halliday. Perhaps you’ll notice a similarity between Curve and pop-group Garbage — there is a reason for this. You see, Garbage is the pop-commercial clone of Curve, cleaned up for public consumption.

For the uninitiated, Curve does sound a lot like Garbage. I’ve fooled people with Doppleganger, telling them it was a “new Garbage” CD. However, it only takes a few tracks to realize that Curve is better-produced, more coherent musically, and far more gripping.