Domestica.

For sure, but don't go in thinking it's going to sound like The Ugly Organ.. it's much more stripped down, pretty sure they were a four piece back then.. and Tim loves him concept albums way too much to keep Cursive's sound consistent. You might like the Burst & Bloom EP too, it doesn't really touch The Ugly Organ or Domestica but it's still pretty good.

Mama, I'm Swollen isn't too bad. Just a lot more...alternative then their other work. I actually really like From The Hips and Mama, I'm Satan.

Good stuff....
 

I saw this thread and had to reply. Despite his pervasive bleakness (or maybe because of it) I love Tim Casher and Cursive. "Ugly Organ" was a groundbreaking album, and I feel like Casher's indie spin on the (for lack of a better word) emo genre was probably the greatest interpretation of it, thus far. Kudos to Cursive!

No man, kudos to you. :thumb:

i love from the hips and mama im satan. i definitely need to check out their back catalogue though. i hear its way more experimental, and i like experimental

Pretty big bump...but oh well. Cursive is my favorite band at the moment (one of my favorites of all time), so I felt the need to post in their thread.

I would say my three favorite Cursive releases are Ugly Organ, Burst and Bloom EP, and Domestica. The pre-Domestica stuff is great, and so is Mama, I'm Swollen. Happy Hollow....ehh. I can do without.

Such a great live band. INCREDIBLE. I saw them recently for the third time at the Concert for Equality, and Tim completely blew me away. Such an incredible performance with a near-perfect setlist. So amazing.

Ugly Organ definitely ranks at the top for me. Probably my favorite album of all time.

I saw them on tour for The Ugly Organ, they were indeed great. For me it's that album or Domestica. I was pretty disappointed in Mama, I'm Swollen really. The first time I played it, I thought it was good, but I was disappointed more with each listen. I liked Happy Hollow better, even though it felt too long. Some pre-Domestica stuff is good, musically, but the vocals were too cringe-inducing.

When I last saw them, they played the two opening songs from Domestica, all of Ugly Organ except for two songs, and one song from Happy Hollow. I couldn't have ever reasonably wished for a better setlist.

Huge fan of cursive and missed my chance to see them when they were last in LA. I was so pissed.