thursday wake up call

Watch "Drunken Birds" (directed by Tony Bonacci) — another new video from Cursive, taken from the band's latest record, I Am Gemini, out now on Saddle Creek Records.

monday wake up call

New Cursive video for "This House Alive" (directed by Kevin Slack), off of the band's latest record,
I Am Gemini, out now on Saddle Creek Records.

tuesday wake up call

Cursive new album I Am Gemini is coming out on February 21, 2012 via Saddle Creek. You can download a brand new song from the album, "The Sun and Moon" for free below!

cover song of the moment

The more I listen to Grammatics’ remarkable S/T debut, the more I hear Cursive/Tim Kasher’s influence on the band. Their non-LP 7” single Double Negative (out since October 26th via Dance To The Radio) sounds more Cursive inspired than anything the band have ever done; in fact, the other track on the 7” is a cover of Notes In His Pockets by The Good Life (Kasher’s other band.)

Grammatics: Notes In His Pockets (The Good Life cover) [wicked-cool song]
[bonus] The Good Life: Notes In His Pockets (Acoustic) from Album Of The Year Acoustic Demos [wicked-cool song]

visit Grammatics MySpace here
buy Double Negative 7" here

my ego's like my stomach, it keeps shitting what i feed it

Cursive—August 1, 2009 @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

Oh man, I have waited 7/8 years for this... Cursive finally played their first headline show in Toronto last night! They played so many old classics—"Sierra", "A Gentleman Caller", "Art Is Hard", "The Martyr" (wished they had play "Bloody Murderer")—amazing setlist, amazing show!





see more photos at my flickr page

we were better off as animals

Check out Cursive's amazing performance of "From The Hips" on Late Show with David Letterman:

they say there was this big bang once, but the clergyman doesn't agree

Cursive’s video for "Big Bang" can be seen below.



Big Bang [wicked-cool song]
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buy Happy Hollow here

finally... cursive in toronto!

New Against Me! and Cursive tour dates!!!!!

Tue-5-1-07 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Wiltern LG
Wed-5-2-07 -- San Francisco, CA -- Warfield
Fri-5-4-07 -- Portland, OR -- Roseland Ballroom
Sat-5-5-07 -- Seattle, WA -- The Fenix
Sun-5-6-07 -- Boise, ID -- Big Easy
Mon-5-7-07 -- Salt Lake City, UT -- In The Venue
Tue-5-8-07 -- Denver, CO -- Fillmore Auditorium
Fri-5-11-07 -- Minneapolis, MN -- The Myth
Sat-5-12-07 -- Chicago, IL -- Riviera Theatre
Sun-5-13-07 -- Detroit, MI -- State Theatre
Mon-5-14-07 -- Cleveland, OH -- House Of Blues
Tue-5-15-07 -- Toronto, ON -- Kool Haus
Thu-5-17-07 -- New York, NY -- Roseland Ballroom
Fri-5-18-07 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Electric Factory
Sat-5-19-07 -- Boston, MA -- Avalon

Plus even more Bright Eyes dates:

03-07 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
03-08 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
03-09 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-10 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-11 Seattle, WA - Showbox
03-16 London, England - Koko
03-18 Oxford, England - Brookes University Student Union
03-22 Oslo, Norway - Cosmopolite
03-24 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
03-26 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
03-27 Cologne, Germany - Gloria
03-30 Paris, France - Cafe de la Danse
03-31 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Melkweg
04-22 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
04-23 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
04-24 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
04-25 Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
04-26 Omaha, NE - Holland Performing Arts Center
04-28 Denver, CO - Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
04-29 Salt Lake City, UT - Kingsbury Hall
05-01 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
05-02 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
05-04 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
05-05 Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre
05-06 Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall
05-08 San Diego, CA - SOMA
05-09 Tempe, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
05-11 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
05-12 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
05-13 Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall
05-14 New Orleans, LA - Republic
05-16 Tampa, FL - Tampa Theatre
05-17 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
05-18 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
05-19 Nashville, TN - Ryman Audiotorium
05-20 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
05-21 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
05-22 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
05-24 Boston, MA - Wang Center for the Performing Arts
05-25 New York, NY - Town Hall
05-26 New York, NY - Town Hall
05-28 New York, NY - Town Hall
05-29 New York, NY - Town Hall
05-30 New York, NY - Town Hall
05-31 New York, NY - Town Hall
06-01 New York, NY - Town Hall

last week a boy I taught theology, came back in town with a new ideology

You can now remix Cursive’s "Bad Sects" and submit it for a chance to be a b-side on a future Cursive single... very cool! Lyrically, "Bad Sects" is by far one of the best songs of the year.

Cursive - Bad Sects [super-wicked-cool song]
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buy Happy Hollow here.

repost

Someone wanted me to re-upload the Cursive b-side, "No News Is Bad News"... so, here you go, enjoy!

No News Is Bad News
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buy Happy Hollow here

since you've been on holiday, we don't know which god is which

So I came home from my dreadful plane ride last night and saw a package on my desk… what was it, you may ask… it’s the new Cursive LP!!! In my opinion, Happy Hollow is definitely a contender for best record of the year (amazing lyrics), and the thing sounds ever better on vinyl. Go get a record player just for Happy Hollow alone! Anyways, I am not going to upload any songs from the album because I have posted the entire thing twice already, but I will post an exclusive b-side entitled "No News Is Bad News", enjoy!

Cursive - No News Is Bad News
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pre-order Happy Hollow here

there was this big bang once, now we're learning to use our thumbs

You can now pre-order the new Cursive album Happy Hollow on vinyl or CD. What are you waiting for????

i am going to be so broke by the end of tonight!

Holy shit, I don’t remember the last time so many good records came out on the same day:

The Early November: The Mother, The Mechanic, And The Path A three disc release: the first two are alright... the third disc, The Path is absolutely unique and innovative, a must have!
[review] [myspace] [website]

The Format: Dog Problems
Like I said before, Dog Problems is my favorite record of 2006 so far.
[review] [myspace] [website]

Thom Yorke: The Eraser
I don’t need to say much here... read my post yesterday.
[review] [website]

Cursive: Dorothy At Forty [Single]
Amazing single, but mediocre b-sides.
[Dorothy At Forty downloads] [Happy Hollow review] [myspace] [website]

Peaches: Impeach My Bush
Peaches is always fun, although I wouldn’t rate this record as a must have.
[myspace] [website]

Sufjan Stevens: The Avalanche
This is a collection of outtakes and extras from last year’s stunning Illinoise.
[website]

dreamers never live, only dream of it

Cursive’s single "Dorothy At Forty" comes out tomorrow. It features two b-sides: "The Bitter End" and "The Censor".

Dorothy At Dorty [wicked-cool song]
The Bitter End
The Censor
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by Dorothy At Dorty CD single here
by the 7" here

dorothy, wake up, it's time for work

I was just cleaning up this blog, and I noticed that most of the songs on the Happy Hollow album by Cursive have exceeded the allowed number of downloads. This makes me really happy because you guys are actually downloading stuffs from my blog! Anyways, if you were unable to download this truly incredible album, leave a message at the comment section and I’ll see what I can do. Don't forget, Happy Hollow comes out on August 22 and you can preorder the "Dorothy At Forty" single here.

exclusive: happy hollow

I have spent half of yesterday listening to Cursive’s new record Happy Hollow. I knew even before listening to the album that it is highly unlikely that Happy Hollow can surpass The Ugly Organ (Cursive’s best album and one of my favorite records of all time). Nevertheless, from the first listens, Happy Hollow sounds like a pretty damn good follow-up. One thing that sets it apart from The Ugly Organ is that Cursive have completely abandoned the cello and strings (Gretta Cohn left the band, very sad!); and instead, their new record features a five-piece horn orchestra... and you know what... the horn arrangements work beautifully!! Another new and different feature in this new Cursive record is that the album deals largely with the theme of religion... extremely different from anything Tim Kasher has done!

1. Opening the Hymnal/Babies [wicked-cool song]
a teaser intro which will eventually be heard again on the last track; "Babies" is a great classic Cursive song

2. Dorothy at Forty [wicked-cool song]
fast drumming intro; a ska-ish/swing-ish sounding song

3. Big Bang [wicked-cool song]
loud horns!! ...a song about the Big Bang Theory... weird

4. Bad Sects [wicked-cool song]
a very soft song... it features one of the best lines on the record: "I know this is wrong, cause we're told this is wrong."

5. Flag and Family
fast and loud; great guitar melodies; another classic Cursive song

6. Dorothy Dreams of Tornadoes
this one sounds like a Good Life song

7. Retreat!! [wicked-cool song]
omg, this one sounds even more like a Good Life song... I love it! it also features some jazz/blues elements

8. The Sunks
this song is sung by Ted Stevens... ok musically, but I don't really like Stevens' voice

9. At Conception
a war song; lovely piano parts; an overall up-beat track with lots of horns

10. So-So Gigolo
a weird sounding song... don't quite know what it's about yet

11. Bad Science [wicked-cool song]
another loud track with lots of horns

12. Into the Fold
the softest song on the album... great vocal by Kasher... there's also a female voice in the last minute and a half

13. Rise Up!! Rise Up!! [wicked-cool song]
amazing lyrics! ...a kind of don't waste your time with religion and fuck the church song... perfect!

14. Hymns For The Heathen [wicked-cool song]
this is an extension of "Opening the Hymnal", which brings the album in full circle

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Happy Hollow comes out on August 22, preorder information coming soon!
In the meantime, you can preorder the "Dorothy At Forty" single here