Curve - Superblaster

What this video is

Released 8 November 1993 as the second single from Curve's album Cuckoo, 'Superblaster' arrived at the tail end of the UK shoegaze moment and during a broader consolidation of British alternative rock into mainstream indie consciousness. Curve, signed to Anxious Records, occupied a distinctive niche blending shoegaze guitar density with electronic programming and Toni Halliday's coolly assertive vocals. The Cuckoo…

Why it matters

Curve's 'Superblaster' is a primary artefact of early-1990s UK shoegaze and noise-pop, produced by Flood and mixed by Alan Moulder — two of the era's most significant sonic architects. The single and its video represent the convergence of industrial-influenced electronics, layered guitar…