The Ugly Organ

The Ugly Organ is the fourth studio album by the American band Cursive, released on March 4, 2003. The album is the 51st release from Saddle Creek Records. It was released both on black and translucent green 180 gram vinyl.

The Ugly Organ
Studio album by
Cursive
ReleasedMarch 4, 2003
November 24, 2014 (re-release)
Length40:06
LabelSaddle Creek
ProducerTim Kasher and Mike Mogis
Cursive chronology
Burst and Bloom
(2001)		 The Ugly Organ
(2003)		 The Difference Between Houses and Homes
(2005)

"Art Is Hard" and "The Recluse" were released as singles from the album.

The album was re-released on November 24, 2014, as a remastered deluxe edition. It includes four songs from Cursive's split EP with Eastern Youth, 8 Teeth to Eat You; the song "Sinners Serenade" from the Art is Hard EP; the song "Nonsense" which appeared on Saddle Creek 50; and two songs from the EP The Recluse.[1]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press5/5[4]
Blender[5]
Consequence of SoundA−[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[7]
Mojo[8]
Pitchfork7.0/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Uncut[12]

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 Recluse" appeared on a best-of emo songs list by Vulture.[13]

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. https://saddle-creek.com/products/the-ugly-organ-deluxe-edition-remastered?variant=25849294849
  2. "Reviews for The Ugly Organ by Cursive". Metacritic. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. Loftus, Johnny. "The Ugly Organ – Cursive". AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. "Cursive: The Ugly Organ". Alternative Press (177): 74. April 2003.
  5. Bemis, Alec Hanley (April 2003). "Cursive: The Ugly Organ". Blender (15): 122. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  6. Freed, Nick (November 20, 2014). "Cursive – The Ugly Organ [Reissue]". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  7. Hermes, Will (March 14, 2003). "The Ugly Organ". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  8. "Cursive: The Ugly Organ". Mojo (113): 102. April 2003.
  9. Mitchum, Rob (April 3, 2003). "Cursive: The Ugly Organ". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  10. "Cursive: The Ugly Organ". Q (201): 102. April 2003.
  11. Sanneh, Kelefa (April 3, 2003). "Cursive: The Ugly Organ". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  12. "Cursive: The Ugly Organ". Uncut (71): 103. April 2003.
  13. Cohen, Ian (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.



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