Photos of Cursive at 2016 Sound On Sound Fest in Austin, TX
Photos of Cursive at The Waiting Room in Omaha, NE on December 5th, 2013
Photos of Cursive at 2012 Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX
QRO’s review of Cursive at House of Vans in Brooklyn, NY on August 12th, 2012
Photos of Cursive at 2012 Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal, PQ, Canada
QRO’s review of Cursive at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, U.K. on June 9th, 2012
Photos of Cursive at Nokia Theatre in New York, NY on March 12th, 2010
Photos of Cursive at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ on August 6th, 2009
Photos of Cursive at SXSW 2009
QRO’s review of Cursive at Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY ono March 10th, 2009
Photos of Cursive at 2008 Culture Shock Festival at SUNY Purchase, NY
Cursive have long been an acquired taste. The Omaha outfit fronted by Tim Kasher is somewhere between hard rock, math rock, and indie rock, yet not exactly any of those. They have ambitions that have worked, like 2009’s Mama, I’m Swollen (QRO review), and those that have not, such as 2012’s I Am Gemini (QRO review). Get Fixed, the companion to last year’s Vitriola (QRO review), is anything but immediately accessible, but, like the band as a whole, rewards after further listens.
The hard intro “Vultures” lets the listener know what they’re getting into, but it is later pieces where the Fixed shines. “Horror Is a Human Being” is big, angry, and effective, and pairs well with the following take on the dying hometown “Black Hole Town”. Kasher’s anger is off-putting at first, but then really works its way in on “Look What’s Become of Us” and “Content Conman”. However, there are still not as memorable numbers, and the back-to-back Cursive staccato of “I Am Goddamn” and “Stranded Satellite” don’t work as well.
After the long post-Gemini break, Vitriola reminded folks about Cursive, but Get Fixed gets deeper, in both the group’s rough edges and solid core.
