Cursive has announced their first new album in six years, Vitriola, will be released on October 5, 2018 via their own label, 15 Passenger and with their friends Big Scary Monsters in Europe. NPR Music premiered lead single “Life Savings” this morning alongside an interview with singer/guitarist Tim Kasher; listen to the song now HERE. A foreboding track that carries a heavy weight despite its soaring bridge, “Life Savings” sets the tone for the rest of Vitriola and in many ways encapsulates all things Cursive: seething vocals, angular and intertwining guitars, bone-quaking bass, and pounding drums -- which are courtesy of founding member Clint Schnase for the first time since 2006’s Happy Hollow. Vitriola is Cursive’s debut self-release of a new album through 15 Passenger and can be pre-ordered now HERE (and HERE for Europe).

Recorded at hometown Omaha, NE’s ARC Studios with Mike Mogis -- who last co-produced with Cursive on Happy Hollow -- Vitriola takes a different approach than the tightly woven conceptual albums of the band’s past. It is less rigidly themed and more responsive, and finds the band struggling with existentialism veering towards nihilism and despair; the ways in which society, much like a writer, creates and destroys; and an oncoming dystopia that feels eerily near at hand. There’s a palpable unease that wells beneath Vitriola’s simmering requiems and fist-shakers: at its core, the album is about a search for meaning that keeps coming up empty, and finding the will to keep going despite the fear of a dark future. The album directs frustration and anger not only at the universe at large and a modern society that seems to grow more confusing, unstable, and chaotic with each passing day, but also inwardly towards ourselves -- illustrating an uncommon self-awareness that’s become a hallmark of Kasher’s songwriting. “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,” explains Kasher. “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.”

Sonically, Vitriola runs the gamut between rich, resonant melodicism, Hitchcockian anxiety (frequently courtesy of Patrick Newbery’s keys and Megan Siebe’s cello, an instrument used here again for the first time since The Ugly Organ), and powerful dynamics -- and no Cursive album would be complete without scream-along lyrics that make for unlikely anthems.

Cursive -- joined by touring drummer Pat Oakes -- will head out on a month-long tour of the U.S. this fall, beginning October 18 in Kansas City, MO. The tour will wrap up on November 18th with an Omaha show and includes an October 26 stop at The Fest 17 in Gainesville, FL and a November 7 stop at Irving Plaza in New York, NY. Meat Wave and Campdogzz -- their first non-Cursive signing to 15 Passenger that released a new album, In Rounds, last week -- will support on most shows. A current itinerary is below and more dates will be announced soon.

Cursive is: Tim Kasher (vocals/guitar), Ted Stevens (guitar/vocals), Matt Maginn (bass), Clint Schnase (drums), and Patrick Newbery (keys), with Megan Siebe on cello.

TRACKLIST:

1. Free To Be Or Not To Be You And Me    3:26
2. Pick Up The Pieces                                 3:25
3. It’s Gonna Hurt                                        5:32
4. Under The Rainbow                                3:19
5. Remorse                                                  3:24
6. Ouroboros                                                6:00
7. Everending                                              4:11
8. Ghost Writer                                            3:07
9. Life Savings                                             4:40
10. Noble Soldier/Dystopian Lament          7:28

FALL U.S. HEADLINING TOUR WITH SUPPORT BY MEAT WAVE & CAMPDOGZZ,

INCLUDES A STOP AT GAINESVILLE’S THE FEST 17

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

* Meat Wave, Campdogzz support
^ Campdogzz supports
# Meat Wave supports

Campdogzz today debuted their song “Southern,” the third released off their forthcoming new album In Rounds, out 8/3 via 15 Passenger. "Southern" sounds like a battered pickup truck cruising down the back roads of America toward someone else's vision of the "Great South".  Jess Price's cracked and wily vocals never sound more self-assured as she literally 'laughs' in the face of her idealistic lover/driver. Listen to the searing track now HERE.

“Southern” follows lead single “Souvenir,” which premiered via Brooklyn Vegan in late May, and “Run Wild,” which premiered via a singer/guitarist Jess Price-directed video on Under The Radar earlier this month. In Rounds is available via 15 Passenger (Cursive’s label) HERE.

“‘Southern’ is a depiction of what it’s like to love the place you're from while being at odds with the dark sides of its culture. We tried to keep that push and pull in the instrumentation as well,” says guitarist/vocalist Mike Russell. “Lyrically, I think it’s Jess's best song, and it’s a song that could only be written well by someone with that kind of relationship to their home.”

Campdogzz today premiered their video for “Run Wild,” off their forthcoming new album In Rounds, via Under The Radar. The clip -- directed by singer/guitarist Jess Price and filmed in her hometown of Tulsa, OK -- can also now be seen HERE. The video follows lead single “Souvenir,” which premiered via Brooklyn Vegan in late May. In Rounds will be released on August 3, 2018 and is available for pre-order HERE.

“The video is a visual representation of what, to me, is lush, visceral, spiritual Tulsa, OK. Most of what you see was shot on the North side and at the historic Colony. Featured is Lydia Cheshewalla (Roots and Ash, Holy Mother Collective) along with several other resident Tulsa artists and musicians, sculpture by Chris Wollard,” explains Price. “Those who live or have lived in the area will gladly attempt to describe it. Its sky. The way the winds rip and shift. Green country and how alive it is. Insects. The pull to come back. The heaviness that seems to always be in the air. It's an area that is in part progressing, yet is so acutely preserved. The song itself is more or less a person acknowledging patterns in their life. And the setting holds the heaviness of those patterns and the lightness of their revelations.”

Campdogzz head back out on the road next week for a run of dates beginning July 18th in Spring Green, WI. The band will then tour in support of In Rounds in August, playing Grand Rapids, MI, on the 2nd and making their way throughout the east coast and midwest before wrapping up on the 11th in Pittsburgh, PA -- including an August 8th show at Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY. A current itinerary is below.
 

Campdogzz tour dates: 

July 18 - Spring Green, WI @ Sh*tty Barn Sessions
July 19 - Neenah, WI @ Bazaar After Dark
July 20 - Appleton, WI @ Refuge Lounge
Aug 2 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Founders Brewing Co.
Aug 3 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi
Aug 4 - Chicago, IL @ Hungry Brain
Aug 5 - Cleveland, IL @ Beachland Tavern
Aug 8 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
Aug 9 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
Aug 10 - Washington, DC @ DC9
Aug 11 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
Sept 14 - Davenport, IA @ The Raccoon Motel

15 Passenger are honored to announce the signing of our first band, Campdogzz! Their epic album, In Rounds, is set for release on August 3, 2018. Campdogzz are such a great band and group of people, we are truly thrilled to be working with them. Campdogzz have premiered their first single “Souvenir” via Brooklyn Vegan, HERE. Campdogzz have premiered their first single “Souvenir” via Brooklyn Vegan with a link below. Described as “complete with crunchy but crystal clear guitars and some really strong hooks,” setting the tone of the album with a pulsating melody that’s as compelling as it is disquieting. In Rounds is available for pre-order via our 15 Passenger store -> http://bit.ly/Campdogzz_PreOrder

Campdogzz -- who have played with artists including Julien Baker, Big Thief, Sam Evian, and Field Report --  will embark on tour this summer, beginning July 6th in Madison, WI and including a stop on July 8th at West Fest in Chicago. The band will head back out on the road on August 2nd in support of In Rounds for a run of dates that includes an August 8th show at Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY. A current itinerary is below.

In Rounds is centered around driving rhythms, insistent dual guitars set in intriguing arrangements, and the haunting, evocative voice of Tulsa, OK-native Jess Price. Her melodies take on the shape of a storm making its way in -- and out just as soon. There’s a feeling of electricity, of winds shifting, a magical mix of both comfort and unease. The album was written partially in Chicago but mostly throughout the Southwest as Price and guitarist/vocalist Mike Russell traveled post-tour. Engulfed by desert, this starkness -- like the mercurial storms of Price’s native Oklahoma -- couldn’t help but seep into the songs. It was a period of collective change for the band as relationships began and ended, people moved and planted new roots. Everyone experienced some sort of massive life shift and the album serves as a reflection of that period, of growth and patience.

Price, who moved to Chicago to become a filmmaker, has spent her life writing songs. She never considered pursuing music, however, until her introduction to Russell and Nick Enderle (guitar, synth) while filming a documentary on their previous band, Suns. While Price is the main songwriter, Russell has been equally integral to the band from the start, shaping the sound and contributing a song completely of his own on each album. Campdogzz’s self-released 2015 debut album, Riders in the Hills of Dying Heaven, was the brainchild of solely the pair and came together quickly, but In Rounds represents a shift in their creative process. The new album is a more collaborative and intentional effort, written over a couple of years and recorded in 2017 in Chicago. Like its predecessor, In Rounds is self-produced, but this time with production assistance from engineer Nick Papaleo. Campdogzz are: Jess Price (vocals, guitar, organ), Mike Russell (guitar, backing vocals), Nick Enderle (guitar, synth), Andrew Rolfsen (bass), and Chris Dye (drums). Drums on In Rounds were played by Matt Evert.
 

TIm Kasher's No Resolution is now available for rent and purchase!

Amazon: https://goo.gl/XmGY9B

iTunes: https://goo.gl/B71UfJ

Cursive has announced plans to reissue remastered versions of their first two albums, 1997’s debut Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes and 1998’s The Storms Of Early Summer: Semantics Of Song in celebration of the 20th anniversary of both albums. Both releases will arrive in stores on December 1, 2017 via their own newly formed label, 15 Passenger, and Stars is now available for pre-order HERE, while Storms is available HERE.

Remastered by Ed Brooks (Pearl Jam, Fleet Foxes, Mastodon; The Ugly Organ remasters) from the original tapes, both albums will be available for purchase digitally and on vinyl. The vinyl editions will be limited to 2,000 copies and printed on 180-gram, two-color records: Stars will be blue with a white starburst pattern; Storms will be clear vinyl with a white swirl/smoke pattern and mark the first time the album has ever been released on vinyl in the U.S. The Stars reissue features a foreword written by Tom Mullen of Washed Up Emo, while Storms features forewords by Ted Stevens (Cursive’s current guitarist who joined in 2000 following the departure of Stephen Pedersen) and the band’s longtime friend and European tour manager, Oliver Wyczisk. Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes and The Storms Of Early Summer: Semantics Of Song feature the original Cursive line-up of Tim Kasher (vocals, guitar), Matt Maginn (bass), Stephen Pedersen (guitar), and Clint Schnase (drums).

Originally released by Crank! Records (Stars) and Saddle Creek (Storms), the albums introduced the Omaha, NE-based band to the world and were the entry point for a devoted following that remains reverential some 20 years later. While these albums document a band in the early stages of a now-storied career, both Stars and Storms already showcased the trademarks for which Cursive has now become known: complex yet lyrical melodies and angular guitars, a heady mix of hushed and noisy dynamics, and Kasher’s incisive, confessional lyricism and singular voice -- which Pitchfork would later describe as “a more earnest, volatile, emotionally charged voice cannot be found.”
 

No Resolution, the feature length film Tim Kasher wrote and directed, will soon be seeing the light of day! He's doing some screenings in late August & September along with a Q&A and short acoustic performance. Should be a good, sad time!  Check out the dates below!!

Select Screenings:

8/29 Brooklyn - The Bell House  - Get Tickets

8/30 Chicago - Chop Shop - Get Tickets
 
8/31 Omaha - Film Streams - Get Tickets

9/7 Los Angeles - Bootleg Theater - Get Tickets

ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE screenings: 

9/11 San Francisco - Get Tickets
 
9/12 Kansas City - Get Tickets
 
9/13 Dallas - Cedars - Get Tickets

9/14 Austin - Mueller - Get Tickets

MORE DATES ADDED:

9/19 Salt Lake City  - The Clubhouse - Get Tickets

9/20 Denver - SIE Film Center - Get Tickets

9/21 Fort Collins - Wolverine Farm - Get Tickets

No Resolution will be available to rent or purchase on iTunes and Amazon, October 2017.