“‘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 official music video for the track features artwork by artist Kati Kirsch and direction from Winter and bassist Cody Hudgins (Crate). Viewers enter into a digital world of angels, bunnies and trinkets, inspired by viral Calico Critter TikTok videos that depict bunnies with real-world dilemmas. Brazilian/Chilean designer quiet sports brought additional textures and backgrounds into the mix, adding to the otherworldly feeling of the video. On the inspiration behind the video, Winter says, “A couple of months ago I went to an exhibition in Bushwick and saw an installation piece by artist Kati Kirsch. She had spray-painted bunnies that were hopping around the gallery. I knew I really wanted to use that piece in a video because it really spoke to me – the bunnies felt like they had their own personality and a life of their own which I loved.”

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“‘wish u well’ is about the feeling of having the rug swept from underneath you,” says bandleader Victoria Winter. “In a lot of ways, I think this song is a lot of what my teenage self wished the project could create. That vision has long changed and I am definitely aware of this song not having the more shoegaze and heavier grunge elements that represent the project’s new phase and is more similar to the old phase of Shower Curtain. Yet, I still think its production is unmatched and next level between Ethan and I.”

The music video for the track is out now, directed by Trevor Scholl (Been Stellar) and starring Brenna Gonzalez (Lola Star) which features Gonzalez picking up emotional baggage to the point of exhaustion. On creating the video, Trevor says, “It’s an ode to the mentally healing aspect of going for a walk and how stepping out invites the unexplainable. I wanted to capture the sense of exploration found in fantasy films while capturing places we frequent and not relying on overtly “magical” props. ‘wish u well’ is a wistful and bittersweet song. I ultimately wanted to extend these emotions with a daydream in a video.”

words from a wishing well:

1. benadryl man
2. wish u well
3. take me home
4. you’re like me
5. tell u (interlude)
6. bedbugs
7. starpower
8. put me on a shelf
9. edgar

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