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Biography
Lead too short|date=May 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Cursive| image = cursiveband1.jpg| caption = Cursive performing at the 2007 Siren Music Festival | landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| origin = Omaha , Nebraska , USA | genre = Indie rock , emo ,Allmusic|class=album|id=r480662 post-hardcore cite web|url= http://www.spinner.com/2007/03/06/video-premiere-cursive-big-bang/? ncid=AOLMUS00050000000035 |title=Video Premiere: Cursive, 'Big Bang' |publisher=Spinner |date=2007-03-06 |accessdate=2011-07-17cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cursive-p224686/biography |title=Cursive - Biography |author=D'Angelo, Peter J. |work= Allmusic |publisher= |accessdate=May 12, 2011| years_active = 1995–1998, 1999–present| label = Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek | associated_acts = Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes , Commander Venus , Lullaby for the Working Class , Mayday (American band)|Mayday , Okkervil River , Slowdown Virginia , The Good Life (band)|The Good Life , Tim Kasher | website = URL| http://www.cursivearmy.com| current_members = Tim Kasher Matt Maginn Ted Stevens(musician)|Ted Stevens Cully Symington | past_members = Clint Schnase Gretta Cohn Steve Pedersen Matt Compton Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska ,cite web |url = http://intunemusiconline.com/2009/08/07/cursive-the-love-language-hoboken-86/ |title = inTuneMusic Online: Cursive / The Love Language @ Hoboken 8/6 |accessdate = 2009-08-08 |author = Ambrose, Anthony on Saddle Creek Records.
History
The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher , Matt Maginn , Steve Pedersen (all formerly of Slowdown Virginia ), and drummer Clint Schnase . In 1997, they released Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes . After a couple years of touring, the band broke up in 1998.cite video | people = Jason Kulbel & Rob Walters (directors) | title = Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek | url = http://imdb.com/title/tt0483808/ | medium = documentary video | publisher = Plexifilm | location = |date = 2005 They "posthumously" released The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song in the fall of that year. A year later, in the summer of 1999, the band re-formed. Pedersen had started law school and later formed The White Octave , so Ted Stevens (formerly of Lullaby for the Working Class ) stepped in and joined the band. In 2000, their album '' Cursive's Domestica|Domestica , a concept album, gained them much attention from fans and critics.
Cursive added Gretta Cohn (on cello ) in 2001; the strings added complementary sounds to that summer's Burst and Bloom . In 2002, the band toured on the Take Action& #33; Tour.
Saddle Creek Records released The Ugly Organ in 2003. Music magazine Rolling Stone gave the album a 4-star rating,cite journal | last = Sanneh | first = Kelefa | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Ugly Organ : Review | journal = Rolling Stone | volume = | issue = 919 | pages = | publisher = | date = 2003-04-03 | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/266310/the_ugly_organ | doi = | accessdate =2008-01-17 while alternative music magazine Alternative Press rated the album a perfect 5 out of 5.cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Ugly Organ : Review | journal = Alternative Press | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher = | date = 2003-04-01 | url = http://saddle-creek.com/bands/reviews_cursive.php? id_number=610 | doi = | accessdate =2008-01-17 In 2004, The Cure selected Cursive to tour with them on their Curiosa tour, alongside Interpol (band)|Interpol , The Rapture (band)|The Rapture , Mogwai , Scarling. , and The Cooper Temple Clause . Afterwards, the band went on hiatus, with no specified return date.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Saddle Creek Records | work = | publisher = saddle-creek.com | date = | url = http://www.saddle-creek.com/bands/cursive/cursive.html | doi = | accessdate =2006-12-27
The label put out a compilation album of unreleased songs and B-sides , The Difference Between Houses and Homes , on August 9, 2005. In mid-2005, Gretta left the band to pursue other musical opportunities,cite web | last = | first = SoupIsGoodFood | authorlink = http://www.punknews.org/users/SoupIsGoodFood | coauthors = | title = Cellist Gretta Cohn leaves Cursive | work = | publisher = punknews.org | date = 2005-08-24 | url = http://punknews.org/article/13564 | doi = | accessdate =2008-01-17 and has since formed the Brooklyn, NY-based band Twin Thousands. Instead of replacing her, the band remained four-piece.
After Cursive's hiatus, Saddle Creek announced that Kasher had temporarily stopped his work on his side project, The Good Life (band)|The Good Life , to start recording an album with Cursive. The album, Happy Hollow (album)|Happy Hollow (named for the Dundee-Happy Hollow Historic District in Omaha, Nebraska), was released on August 22, 2006. Its first single was Dorothy at Forty , released on July 11, 2006. With this album, Kasher turned his focus away from self-reflective lyrics to concentrate on what he thought were bad politics, empty suburban lives, and religious hypocrisyCitation needed|date=February 2007. Music Magazines Spin (magazine)|Spin , URB (magazine)|URB , Time Out New York , and Blender (magazine)|Blender gave the record a 4 star rating, and Rolling Stone gave the album a 3.5-star ratingCitation needed|date=February 2007, while alternative music magazine Alternative Press rated the album a perfect 5 out of 5,cite journal | last = Karan | first = Tim | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Da Vinci Code for Indie Rockers | journal = Alternative Press | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher = | date = 2006-12-05 | url = http://altpress.com/reviews/393.htm | doi = | accessdate =2008-01-17 saying “Cursive haven't just redefined their sound—they've transcended it.” Happy Hollow (album)|Happy Hollow features a five-piece horn section, adding new texture and redefining the bands sound.
In October following the release, the band revealed plans to bring audience participation to its catalog, offering fans a chance to remix its song " Bad Sects " through a competition on the website; the finalist is scheduled to appear as a B-side on an upcoming Cursive single.
cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Bad Sects Remix Contest | work = | publisher = badsects.com | date = | url = http://www.badsects.com | doi = | accessdate = 2008-01-17
Cursive's '' Mama, I'm Swollen was released on March 10, 2009 on Saddle Creek Records. Three days later, the band made their network television debut on Late Show with David Letterman , playing " From The Hips" .
On the 16th November 2011, they announced that the follow-up to '' Mama, I'm Swollen will be called I Am Gemini and was released on February 21, 2012. In May they started there european tour which includes Birminghams O2 Academy 2 on 9th June were they will be supported by Kevin Devine and local band Only The Good.
Band members
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Tim Kasher & ndash; lead vocalist|lead vocals , guitar s, organ (1995& ndash;1998, 1999& ndash;present)
Matt "Cornbread" Compton & ndash; drums, percussion (2008& ndash;2009)
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Discography
Main|Cursive discography
Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes (1997)
The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song (1998)
Domestica (2000)
The Ugly Organ (2003)
Happy Hollow (album)|Happy Hollow (2006)
'' Mama, I'm Swollen (2009)
I Am Gemini (2012)
References
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External links
Commons category
Official website| http://www.cursivearmy.com
MySpace|cursive|Cursive
Cursive Category:Cursive (band) Category:American post-hardcore musical groups Category:Musical groups from Omaha, Nebraska Category:American indie rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 1995
