The Ugly Organ

The Ugly Organ
Studio album by Cursive
Released March 4, 2003
Genre Emo, indie rock, post-hardcore, baroque pop
Length 40:06
Label Saddle Creek
Producer Tim Kasher and Mike Mogis
Cursive chronology
Burst and Bloom
(2001)Burst and Bloom2001		 The Ugly Organ
(2003)		 The Difference Between Houses and Homes
(2005)The Difference Between Houses and Homes2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10.0)[3]
Punknews.org[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

The Ugly Organ, released in 2003, is the fourth studio album by the American band Cursive. The album was a critical success with an 85% Metascore based on 15 critics reviews creating "Universal Acclaim". Entertainment Weekly said of the album, "Organ raises the Saddle Creek bar in terms of sheer psychiatric-rock intensity". Billboard called it a "challenging, yet highly rewarding listen". Rolling Stone referred to it as a "brilliant leap forward".

The album is the 51st release from Saddle Creek Records. It was released both on black and translucent green 180 gram vinyl.

Singles

  • Art Is Hard
  • The Recluse

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Ugly Organist"0:53
2."Some Red-Handed Sleight of Hand"1:53
3."Art Is Hard"2:46
4."The Recluse"3:04
5."Herald! Frankenstein"0:47
6."Butcher the Song"3:31
7."Driftwood: A Fairy Tale"4:40
8."A Gentleman Caller"3:19
9."Harold Weathervein"2:59
10."Bloody Murderer"2:52
11."Sierra"3:25
12."Staying Alive"10:04

Deluxe edition (2014): bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
1."Excerpts from Various Notes Strewn Around the Bedroom of April Connolly, Feb 24, 1997 [from "8 Teeth to Eat You]"04:04
2."Am I Not Yours? [from "8 Teeth to Eat You]"03:25
3."Escape Artist [from "8 Teeth to Eat You]"03:11
4."May Flowers [from "8 Teeth to Eat You]"03:34
5."Sinner's Serenade [B-side of the single "Art Is Hard"]"06:09
6."Nonsense [from Saddle Creek 50]"02:48
7."Once [B-side of the single "The Recluse"]"02:03
8."Adapt [B-side of the single "The Recluse"]"04:06

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "The Ugly Organ by Cursive". Metacritic. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ The Ugly Organ at AllMusic
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Punknews.org review
  5. ↑ Rolling Stone review
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