Cursive

Cursive announce first new album in 6 years, 'Vitriola'

Midwestern indie godfathers Cursive are back with their first ominous dose of angular, heartbroken rock in six years. Below, hear frontman Tim Kasher and co. fret monetarily on new song “Life Savings.” The band’s new album Vitriola hits Oct. 5.

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Vitriola follows the group’s seventh LP, 2012’s I Am Gemini, issued on longtime label Saddle Creek. For the new album, the Omaha, Nebraska-based band have started their own imprint, 15 Passenger, to release the Mike Mogis-produced set.

As for the theme of Cursive’s new set, Kasher says Vitriola was written “as a reaction to an ulcer I now live with as a result of all the ‘vitriol’ seeping into our daily lives. Rather than contributing to the anger, hopefully this record can be witnessed as a reflection of our collective anxieties, and perhaps offer a little catharsis.”

See the band’s upcoming tour dates after the new track:

Cursive tour dates

10/18 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar *
10/19 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway *
10/20 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners *
10/21 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East *
10/23 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Wilbury *
10/24 – Tampa, FL @ PRE FEST 6
10/25 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room ^
10/26 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST 17
10/27 – Orlando, FL @ The Social ^
10/28 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits *
10/30 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *
10/31 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground *
11/01 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
11/02 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club #
11/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #
11/04 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony *
11/06 – Long Island, NY @ Amityville Music Hall *
11/07 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
11/08 – Boston, MA @ Paradise *
11/09 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom *
11/10 – Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall *
11/11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater #
11/12 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups *
11/13 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *
11/14 – Detroit, MI @ El Club *
11/15 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ^
11/16 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *
11/17 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club *
11/18 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room *
* with Meat Wave, Campdogzz
^ with Campdogzz
# with Meat Wave

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