Well, I Drink Alone, lessee here.....you want to know about Cursive.
They're hard emo. But NOT PUNKY EMO. They just got categorized into the "emo" category by stupid queers who think that everything coming out of the Saddle Creek label is "emo".
But the lyrics are quite "emotionally" driven. And fucking smart. I don't think that I've heard more intelligent lyrics that are pretty straight-forward since I listened to Kenny Chesney's latest record (just to let you know, that was a JOKE).
They just added a cello player to their 4-piece band, and I couldn't be happier. They definitely don't write linear music, pretty much opting for denser sounding songs rather than songs that immediately catch you from the first listen. However, that doesn't mean that you have to give it 4 listens to "get it". There were some gems on this album that jumped out at me from the very start.
I remember being really skeptical about this album (The Ugly Organ), even though everyone was
raving about it.
I'm only sorry that it took me that long to finally pick it up.
Just check them out any way you can. They're worth it. Go to
www.saddlecreek.com and check out their mini-page. That should give you some free mp3's to check them out.
Do it. NOW.
[ March 10, 2004, 03:06 AM: Message edited by: Combat Chuck ]