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About Cursive

Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. The band has released ten studio albums, a compilation album, and a mix of singles and EPs since 1997. They gained prominence with their 2000 album Domestica and achieved critical and commercial success with 2003's The Ugly Organ. Cursive has released recordings on several labels, including 15 Passenger Records, Saddle Creek Records, and Big Scary Monsters in the UK.

Also known asCursive Presents:

Members

Tim KasherMatt MaginnTed StevensGretta CohnClint SchnaseStephen PedersenPatrick NewberyPat OakesCully Symington

If you like Cursive

The Good Life

Desaparecidos

Desaparecidos

Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

Tim Kasher

The Get Up Kids

The Get Up Kids

Thursday

Thursday

Piebald

Piebald

mewithoutYou

mewithoutYou

Braid

Braid

Pretty Girls Make Graves

Music videos by Cursive

Music videos

Cursive — "Imposturing"

"Imposturing"

Cursive — Cursive - Dorothy at Forty

Cursive - Dorothy at Forty

Releases

Albums

Devourer

Devourer

13th September 2024

Get Fixed

Get Fixed

11th October 2019

Vitriola

Vitriola

5th October 2018

I Am Gemini

I Am Gemini

7th February 2012

Mama, I’m Swollen

Mama, I’m Swollen

1st March 2009

Happy Hollow

Happy Hollow

22nd August 2006

The Ugly Organ

The Ugly Organ

4th March 2003

Cursive's Domestica

Cursive's Domestica

20th June 2000

Domestica

Domestica

19th June 2000

The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

2nd November 1998

Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes

Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes

9th September 1997

EPs

Tides Rush In EP

Tides Rush In EP

2020

The Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse EP

The Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse EP

21st February 2012

Burst and Bloom

Burst and Bloom

23rd July 2001

Singles

Bloodbather

Bloodbather

10th September 2024

Imposturing

Imposturing

8th August 2024

Botch Job

Botch Job

9th July 2024

Up and Away

Up and Away

4th June 2024

Marigolds

Marigolds

24th September 2019

Black Hole Town

Black Hole Town

20th September 2019

Barricades

Barricades

13th September 2019

It's Gonna Hurt

It's Gonna Hurt

26th September 2018

Under the Rainbow

Under the Rainbow

6th September 2018

Life Savings

Life Savings

9th August 2018

The Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse

The Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse

21st February 2012

Cursive/Ladyfinger (ne) Record Store Day 10"

Cursive/Ladyfinger (ne) Record Store Day 10"

18th April 2009

Bad Sects

Bad Sects

6th November 2007

Big Bang

Big Bang

13th March 2007

Dorothy at Forty

Dorothy at Forty

11th July 2006

The Recluse

The Recluse

4th May 2004

Art Is Hard

Art Is Hard

21st January 2003

Small Brown Bike / Cursive

Small Brown Bike / Cursive

Other Editions

The Ugly Organ (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]

The Ugly Organ (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]

25th November 2014

Other

The Difference Between Houses and Homes (Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001)

The Difference Between Houses and Homes (Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001)

9th August 2005

The Icebreaker

The Icebreaker

Take Action! Volume 3

Take Action! Volume 3

8 Teeth to Eat You

8 Teeth to Eat You

The Disruption

The Disruption

Tracks by Cursive

50+ tracks in our catalogue

"The Recluse" The Noise Pollution Series Vol. 1

A Birthday BashI Am Gemini

A Career in TranscendenceThe Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

A Disruption in Our Lines of InfluenceThe Difference Between Houses and Homes (Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001)

A Disruption In Our Lines Of InfluenceThe Disruption

"The Recluse" The Noise Pollution Series Vol. 1
A Birthday BashI Am Gemini
4:25
A Career in TranscendenceThe Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song
2:18
A Disruption in Our Lines of InfluenceThe Difference Between Houses and Homes (Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001)
2:23
A Disruption in the Normal Swing of ThingsThe Difference Between Houses and Homes (Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001)
2:52
A Gentleman CallerThe Ugly Organ (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]
3:19
A Gentleman CallerThe Ugly Organ
3:19
A Little Song and DanceThe Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song
3:17
A Red So DeepDomestica
4:40
A Red So DeepCursive's Domestica
4:40

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Lyrics

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The Recluse

The Recluse

Lyrics

The Martyr

The Martyr

Lyrics

The Casualty

The Casualty

Lyrics

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No genre, no problem: Cursive's decades-long musical defiance

No genre, no problem: Cursive's decades-long musical defiance

Matthew Compton

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Cursive — Cursive | The Storms of Early Summer (Full Album)

Cursive | The Storms of Early Summer (Full Album)

Cursive — Retreat - Cursive

Retreat - Cursive

Cursive — Cursive "Big Bang"

Cursive "Big Bang"

Cursive — Cursive - Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand

Cursive - Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand

Cursive — missing: bloody murderer

missing: bloody murderer

Cursive — Cursive - The Cat and Mouse

Cursive - The Cat and Mouse

A Disruption in the Normal Swing of ThingsThe Difference Between Houses and Homes (Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001)

2:52

A Disruption In The Normal Swing Of ThingsThe Disruption

A Gentleman CallerThe Ugly Organ (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]

A Gentleman CallerThe Ugly Organ

A Little Song and DanceThe Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

A Red So DeepDomestica

A Red So DeepCursive's Domestica

Absence Makes the Day Go LongerThe Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

AdaptThe Ugly Organ (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]

After the MoviesSuch Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes

All I KnowKyokuto Saizensen 2

Am I Not Yours?8 Teeth to Eat You

Am I Not Yours?The Ugly Organ (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]

And the Bit Just Chokes ThemThe Difference Between Houses and Homes (Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001)

Art Is HardThe Ugly Organ

Art Is HardThe Ugly Organ (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]

At ConceptionHappy Hollow

Bad ScienceHappy Hollow

Bad SectsHappy Hollow

Bad Sects (A Crude Mechanical Mix)

Bad Sects (Instrumental)

Bad Sects (String Quartet Arrangement)

BarricadesGet Fixed

Big BangHappy Hollow

Black Hole TownGet Fixed

Black Hole TownBlack Hole Town - Single

BloodbatherDevourer

Bloody MurdererThe Ugly Organ (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]

Bloody MurdererThe Ugly Organ

Botch JobDevourer

Break in the New YearThe Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

Butcher the SongThe Ugly Organ

Butcher the SongThe Ugly Organ (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]

CavemanMama, I’m Swollen

Ceilings CrackSuch Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes

Chemical StrainThe Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse EP

ConsumersDevourer

Content ConmanGet Fixed

Cursive / Ladyfinger (ne)

Dark StarDevourer

Dead End DaysDevourer

Dedication to DesertionSuch Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes

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Art Is Hard

Art Is Hard

Lyrics

From the Hips

From the Hips

Lyrics

Some Red-Handed Sleight of Hand

Some Red-Handed Sleight of Hand

Lyrics

Driftwood: A Fairy Tale

Driftwood: A Fairy Tale

Lyrics

A Gentleman Caller

A Gentleman Caller

Lyrics

Staying Alive

Staying Alive

Lyrics

The Radiator Hums

The Radiator Hums

Lyrics

The Lament of Pretty Baby

The Lament of Pretty Baby

Lyrics

Butcher the Song

Butcher the Song

Lyrics

For nearly 30 years, Tim Kasher and co. have challenged genre conventions, keeping Cursive's sound fiercely unpredictable.

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