This is a stunning and cohesive concept album, by turns wildly dissonant and beautifully restrained, with organ and cello lines, thundering rhythms, and disjointed guitars. The Big Takeover said, "a challenging, explosive, exciting band, this is undoubtedly what post-hardcore was supposed to be about." Features members of Bright Eyes, The Good Life, and Mayday.

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If we were to describe what Cursive's album sounds like, we would be in conflict with the thematic essence of the album itself. However, since this description is intended to tell you whether or not you are interested in Cursive musically, we will mention a few bands and/or songs which have positive characteristics we find in Cursive: Fugazi (in their ability to mix hardcore and pop while paying extraordinary attention to song structure and dynamics); Bettie Serveert / The Pretenders (in their arrangement    [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. This is a stunning and cohesive concept album, by turns wildly dissonant and beautifully restrained, with organ and cello lines, thundering rhythms, and disjointed guitars. The Big Takeover said, "a challenging, explosive, exciting band, this is undoubtedly what post-hardcore was supposed to be about." Features members of Bright Eyes, The Good Life, and Mayday.

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After more than a year's hiatus, Cursive's reemergence finds the freshly reconstituted quartet as self-assured and assertive as ever. And rather than retread familiar artistic ground for which they've accrued accolades by the vanload, Cursive has unfurled their most adventurous and accomplished work to date, Happy Hollow. Happy Hollow is an expansion of Cursive's trademark discordant swell: dissonant yet distinctively melodic guitar sounds and frontman Kasher's ever-cathartic yowl mesh and cla   [ read more ]

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Insound Staff Pick - 2008! After the critically acclaimed release of last year's Cursive's "Domestica," Omaha's Cursive are back on the forefront of the post hardcore/indie rock music scene. Their combination of melody and technical madness continues on the latest release, "Burst and Bloom," a new five-song EP that not only reflects that familiar intensity but also introduces us to a new aspect of the band (and coincidentally, a new member as well). Gretta Cohn is a welcome addition; adding her cello   [ read more ]

CD $9.99

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Cursive's Domestica is the politics of love and hate. It's the vicious assault, the tender embrace, and the bitter waiting game that falls in between. Cursive has written the soundtrack to the most troubling, intimate moments of our lives. This is their third feature full length, and quite obviously their most triumphant.

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VINYL FORMAT. Omaha, Nebraska's Cursive have been consistently evolving and innovating their indie/rock sound since their inception over nine years ago, and their latest vinyl release is no exception. Combining two CD-singles originally released by Saddle Creek in support of their most recent album, The Ugly Organ, this limited 10" picture disc contains two phenomenal album tracks, "Art Is Hard" and "The Recluse", along with three rarely-heard B-sides, "Sinner's Serenade", "Once" and "Adapt". Limited   [ read more ]

10" $11.99

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Ten years since their formation, Cursive offer this collection which includes two previously unreleased songs and ten sought after tracks from their out-of-print 7-inches. Also included is a 24-page booklet featuring the story that is the album's namesake, written by front man Tim Kasher and illustrated by Eastern Youth artist Yuriko Yoshino. Each song is replete with thoughtful composition, offset by Kasher's now signature howl. Building from soft, nuanced intros to anthemic finishes that sear, many songs    [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. After more than a year's hiatus, Cursive's reemergence finds the freshly reconstituted quartet as self-assured and assertive as ever. And rather than retread familiar artistic ground for which they've accrued accolades by the vanload, Cursive has unfurled their most adventurous and accomplished work to date, Happy Hollow. Happy Hollow is an expansion of Cursive's trademark discordant swell: dissonant yet distinctively melodic guitar sounds and frontman Kasher's ever-cathartic yow   [ read more ]

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Art is Hard is a preview of Cursive's upcoming full length, The Ugly Organ, the long anticipated full-length follow up to 2000's Cursive Domestica and last years Burst and Bloom EP.

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VINYL FORMAT. The first single from Cursive's latest, Happy Hollow. The band's reemergence after 2003's critically acclaimed The Ugly Organ finds them self-assured and assertive as ever. Rather than retread familiar artistic ground, Cursive has unfurled their most adventurous and accomplished work to date. Happy Hollow is an expansion of the group's trademark discordant swell: dissonant yet distinctively melodic guitar sounds and front man Kasher's ever cathartic yowl now mesh and cla   [ read more ]

7" $3.99

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Order Mama, I'm Swollen and receive this awesome poster for FREE while supplies last! Insound LP+MP3! Pre-order the vinyl format of Mama, I'm Swollen and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. On 180 gram colored vinyl! Includes a 16 page booklet, a download card for bonus material, and a CD version of the a   [ read more ]

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