Burst and Bloom

Burst and Bloom is an EP by American indie rock band Cursive, released in 2001 on Saddle Creek Records. It is the band's first release with cellist Gretta Cohn. Some lyrics in the song "Sink To The Beat" reference the song-writing process and their record label ("This is the latest from Saddle Creek"). This theme would carry over to Cursive's next full length, The Ugly Organ, which again contained songs referencing the song writing process ("Art Is Hard").

Burst and Bloom
EP by
Cursive
ReleasedJuly 23, 2001
GenreIndie rock
Length21:56
LabelSaddle Creek Records
ProducerCursive, Mike Mogis
Cursive chronology
Domestica
(2000)		 Burst and Bloom
(2001)		 The Ugly Organ
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Punknews.org[2]
Pitchfork Media6.9/10[3]
Robert Christgau[4]

The opening to Tracks 2 and 4, "The Great Decay" and "Mothership, Mothership, Do You Read Me?", are prominently featured in the Emogame, and its sequel Emogame 2.

On April 21, 2012, Burst and Bloom was re-released on limited edition vinyl for Record Store Day

This album is the 35th release of Saddle Creek Records.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sink to the Beat"4:13
2."The Great Decay"4:17
3."Tall Tales, Telltales"5:08
4."Mothership, Mothership, Do You Read Me?"4:18
5."Fairytales Tell Tales"4:02

Personnel
Cursive
Technical personnel
  • Doug Van Sloun - mastering
  • Mike Mogis - recording, production

Trivia

Midwestern emo/pop-punk band Motion City Soundtrack reference this album title in the lyrics "you're the reason why I burst and why I bloom", from "Hold Me Down". (Citation needed)

The title Burst and Bloom may be a reference to the Washington, D.C. band Smart Went Crazy; another indie rock band that prominently featured a cellist (Hillary Soldati). The chorus Of Smart Went Crazy's 1997 song "A Good Day" includes the lyrics "Burned to the ground, we knew it would Burst into Bloom, healthy and good..."

References
  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/burst-and-bloom-mw0000012260
  2. https://www.punknews.org/review/361/cursive-burst-and-bloom
  3. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1701-burst-and-bloom-ep/
  4. http://robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=10175


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