INSTOCK AND SHIPPING NOW From the maniacal opening notes and carnival barker howl that launch the album, The Ugly Organ wasted no time searing itself into a listener’s ears and quickly established Cursive as a musical force with which to be reckoned. A self aware examination of artistic constraints (or lack thereof), relationships, sex, and the intersection of all three, The Ugly Organ wowed critics and audiences alike with its cerebral, cathartic blend of songs. Fiercely intelligent and cohesive – the liner notes laid the songs out like a play, complete with stage directions – across its diverse sonic landscape, the album landed Cursive on the Sunday Arts and Leisure section cover of The New York Times (which also called it “a marvelous collection of riddles and left turns, conceived as a single piece of musical theater”) and earned accolades from Rolling Stone (“a brilliant leap forward”), Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Alternative Press, MAGNET (“The best punk record you’ll hear all year”), Esquire, and SPIN, among many others, as well as a place on numerous year-end best lists. The Ugly Organ feels as vibrant and vital today as it did upon release more than 20 years ago. A landmark album, it not only catapulted Cursive from the simmering indie underground to the forefront of a genre, but also served to inspire a host of young bands in its wake. Tracklist1. The Ugly Organist2. Some Red-Handed Sleight of Hand3. Art Is Hard4. The Recluse5. Herald! Frankenstein6. Butcher the Song7. Driftwood: A Fairy Tale8. A Gentleman Caller9. Harold Weathervein10. Bloody Murderer11. Sierra12. Staying Alive Pressing Information3000 Organ Splatter v NOTES REGARDING VINYL PRESSING: The images used are artist mock ups that are provided to the vinyl plant to match as closely as possible. Due to the manual nature of creating these types of vinyl, the end product may vary from the images used here.
