Vitriola

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Vitriola
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Genre Post-hardcore
Length44:33
Label 15 Passenger, Big Scary Monsters (UK & EU)
Producer Mike Mogis and Cursive
Cursive chronology
I Am Gemini
(2012)
Vitriola
(2018)
Get Fixed
(2019)

Vitriola is the eighth studio album by the post-hardcore band Cursive, released on October 5, 2018 on the band's own label 15 Passenger Records. The album is the first release from Cursive in six years, the first with original drummer Clint Schnase since 2006's Happy Hollow, and the first Cursive release to feature a cellist – Megan Seibe – since 2003's The Ugly Organ .

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [4]
PopMatters 5/10 [5]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Vitriola received a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews," from the music review aggregator Metacritic. [1] Fred Thomas of AllMusic compares the album to previous Cursive releases, saying, "While it can feel relentless at times, these songs find Kasher and his bandmates swinging at anything that moves with all the passion and power of their best albums." [2] Sputnikmusic's Channing Freemen makes a similar assertion, specifically comparing the album to The UglyOrgan in its vibe and tone. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cursive

No.TitleLength
1."Free To Be Or Not To Be You And Me"3:26
2."Pick Up The Pieces"3:24
3."It's Gonna Hurt"5:31
4."Under The Rainbow"3:19
5."Remorse"3:23
6."Ouroboros"5:59
7."Everending"4:11
8."Ghost Writer"3:07
9."Life Savings"4:40
10."Noble Soldier/Dystopian Lament"7:27
Total length:44:33

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] 21

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