Cursive - Mama I'm Swollen

'Mama, I'm Swollen' is one very simple thing: an amazing Cursive record, proving yet again why - after all these years - the quartet remains one of the most exciting and inventive rock bands today. Three years on from their last album, this is the sound of a more reflective and mature Cursive and, dare we say it, more melodic.

Kasher is a storyteller, a weaver of songs that can read more like short stories or fables than the standard verse-chorus-verse. 'Mama, I'm Swollen' finds him at his literate, lyrical best; Musically, Cursive are as smart and sophisticated as ever, the songs rousing, cerebral content complemented by moments alternately hushed and exhilarating moments that often occur within the very same song. 'Mama, I'm Swollen' is a natural progression that remains distinctively Cursive: a fluid amalgamation of the band's sound past, present, and future - a band that both your punk kid sister and English lit grad student best friend can call their own.

TRACKLISTING: 1 In The Now, 2 From The Hips, 3 Going To Hell, 4 Caveman, 5 Mama I'm Swollen (Bloody Eggs), 6 Donkeys, 7 I Couldn't Love You Anymore, 8 Let Me Up, 9 Mama I'm Satan (Race With The Devil), 10 What Have I Done?,

Bonus Tracks: 11 Piccolo Pete (Exclusive To European Release), 12 Universal Shrug (Exclusive To European Release),

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