Lace Curtains Signed Piece Of Paper

“Michael Coomer has moved on from one big city to the next with his sophomore release as Lace Curtains. While The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness explored New York City, the former Harlem vocalist’s upcoming A Signed Piece of Paper takes on life in Los Angeles... harnesses deadpan poignancy coupled with a deceivingly lighthearted pop sensibility.” Wondering Sound / “A Signed Piece of Paper (October 2014, Female Fantasy) hasn’t eased up on the referentiality. Says Coomer, “The title of the album comes from an old saying—‘Don't come to Hollywood without a signed piece of paper’—from when talent scouts would go to beauty contests in places like Des Moines and tell a girl she should come to Hollywood to be a movie star. Back then, the actors were contract players for studios so the actor would come out and if they couldn't get signed by the studio, their options were usually pretty limited and often rough. This song is about Biggie Smalls. Wilshire and Fairfax was the corner where he was shot.” The tracks on A Signed, each an exciting departure from the last, are full sonically, too, including guest vocalists and a wider range of instruments than Lace Curtains's last LP. It is however, somewhat cohesive, feeling more like an unironical 1970s variety show than today's modern equivalent (the much less sensitized, electronically-aggregated playlist). “ V Magazine