"To me, that's the most important part of School of Seven Bells, " Curtis says.

NPR: School Of Seven Bells: Blurring Life And Art

Named after a mythical South American school for pickpockets, School of Seven Bells recently released its debut album, Alpinisms.

NPR: School Of Seven Bells: Blurring Life And Art

But instead of pairing that vocal style with the musical bombast of that era, School of Seven Bells creates backing tracks that owe more to Cocteau Twins-style atmospherics and shoegazer drones.

NPR: School Of Seven Bells: Blurring Life And Art

Last year, Benjamin Curtis and twin sisters Ally and Claudia Deheza left the bands they were in, moved in together, set up a home recording studio and launched an all-consuming music project they call School of Seven Bells.

NPR: School Of Seven Bells: Blurring Life And Art