Vitriola

{{Infobox album

| name = Vitriola

| type = studio

| artist = Cursive

| cover = Vitriola.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2018|10|05}}

| genre = Emo, indie rock, post-hardcore

| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=33}}

| label = 15 Passenger, Big Scary Monsters (UK & EU)

| producer = Mike Mogis and Cursive

| prev_title = I Am Gemini

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Get Fixed

| next_year = 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.

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| MC = 69/100

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}

| rev2 = DIY

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2018/10/05/cursive-vitriola-album-review|title=DIY Magazine's Album Review|website=DIY|last=Goggins|first=Joe|date=5 October 2018 |access-date=March 24, 2019}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork

| rev3Score = 6.8/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/cursive-vitriola/|title=Cursive: Vitriola Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2019}}

| rev4 = PopMatters

| rev4Score = 5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/cursive-vitriola-review-2612460346.html|title='Vitriola' Stands Among Cursive's Most ambitious work|website=PopMatters|last=Stroud|first=Pryor|date=October 15, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2019}}

| rev5 = Sputnikmusic

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

}}

Vitriola received a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews," from the music review aggregator Metacritic.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/vitriola/cursive|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=March 24, 2019}} 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."{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/vitriola-mw0003200982|title=Vitriola - Cursive {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 24, 2019}} Sputnikmusic's Channing Freemen makes a similar assertion, specifically comparing the album to The Ugly Organ in its vibe and tone.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/78101/Cursive-Vitriola/|title=Review: Cursive - Vitriola {{!}} Sputnikmusic|website=Sputnikmusic|date=October 6, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2019}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Cursive

| title1 = Free To Be Or Not To Be You And Me

| length1 = 3:26

| title2 = Pick Up The Pieces

| length2 = 3:24

| title3 = It's Gonna Hurt

| length3 = 5:31

| title4 = Under The Rainbow

| length4 = 3:19

| title5 = Remorse

| length5 = 3:23

| title6 = Ouroboros

| length6 = 5:59

| title7 = Everending

| length7 = 4:11

| title8 = Ghost Writer

| length8 = 3:07

| title9 = Life Savings

| length9 = 4:40

| title10 = Noble Soldier/Dystopian Lament

| length10 = 7:27

| total_length = 44:33

}}

Personnel

Tim Kasher – vocals and guitar
Ted Stevens – guitar and vocals
Matt Maginn – bass
Patrick Newberry – keyboards, piano, and horns
Clint Schnase – drums
Megan Siebe – cello
Mike Mogis – additional instrumentation

Charts

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scope="col"\| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|BillboardIndependent\|21\|artist=Cursive\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 18, 2018}}

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scope="col"| Chart (2018)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|21|artist=Cursive|rowheader=true|access-date=October 18, 2018}}

References

External links

[https://15passenger.com/cursive Cursive at 15 Passenger Records]
[https://15passenger.bandcamp.com/album/vitriola Vitriola on Bandcamp]

Category:2018 albums

Category:Cursive (band) albums

Category:Big Scary Monsters Recording Company albums

Category:Albums produced by Mike Mogis