''Vitriola'' is the eighth studio album by the post-hardcore band
Cursive
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, released on October 5, 2018 on the band's own label 15 Passenger Records. The album is the first release from Cursive in six years, the first with original drummer Clint Schnase since 2006's ''
Happy Hollow,'' and the first Cursive release to feature a cellist – Megan Seibe – since 2003's ''
The Ugly Organ
''The Ugly Organ'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cursive, released on March4, 2003, through Saddle Creek Records. It was released both on black and translucent green 180 gram vinyl.
Background and production
Following a ...
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Critical reception
''Vitriola'' received a
weighted average
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score of 69 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews," from the music review aggregator
Metacritic
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Fred Thomas of
AllMusic
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compares the album to previous Cursive releases, saying, "While it can feel relentless at times, these songs find Kasher and his bandmates swinging at anything that moves with all the passion and power of their best albums."
Sputnikmusic's Channing Freemen makes a similar assertion, specifically comparing the album to ''The Ugly'' ''Organ'' in its
vibe
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and tone.
Track listing
Personnel
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Tim Kasher
Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records.
Music Slowdow ...
– vocals and guitar
*
Ted Stevens
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He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
– guitar and vocals
* Matt Maginn – bass
* Patrick Newberry – keyboards, piano, and horns
* Clint Schnase – drums
* Megan Siebe – cello
*
Mike Mogis
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– additional instrumentation
Charts
References
External links
Cursive at 15 Passenger Records''Vitriola'' on Bandcamp
2018 albums
Cursive (band) albums
Big Scary Monsters Recording Company albums
Albums produced by Mike Mogis
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