Get Fixed

Description

Having come back with the awesome Vitriola in 2017, indie veterans Cursive are back with a new album Get Fixed. Against the background of our ever changing and frustrating times , the new record comes off the back of the Vitriola sessions; a result of the bands relentless song writing capabilities and their disillusionment with the world. Featuring 11 tracks of righteous fury, anger and helplessness, it sees the band carry on their fine form from the previous record and create a collection of incredible songs that give the new album an identity all of its own. Heres Tim Kasher from the band to explain: Hi there! I hope this finds you in good comfort. Get Fixed is a unique album for Cursive, so we thought it best if I explained its inception to you directly. I dont know whats been going on with me these last few years, but Ive been writing a lot of music. More than I usually write, which I suppose is generally considered a lotThat damn Midwestern work ethic rearing its bossy head. Cursive had not been collaborating for over half a decade, leaving me with one hell of an itch to scratch. And once we reunited with our original drummer, Clint Schnase, well, I guess I was feeling inspired. Also, sure, the absolutely fucking bonkers fist fuck this world has been getting with its pathetic, greedy rise of nationalism; yeah, thats been driving me to put pen to paper as well. You feel like youre getting pushed around, you want to push back. Not that were driven solely by political frustrations, not in the least. But as to the excess of songs as of late? Current events have certainly left their grimy fingerprints on some of the music weve written these last few years. All of this to say that as Cursive was writing last years album, Vitriola, there were a lot of songs to contend with. A LOT. Songs worked out in the practice space, songs worked out in the studio, and too many songs filling up my voice memo app to even get a chance to introduce to the band. We had a lot of squabbles over what should make it onto Vitriola, with too many songs lending too much indecision. And we became increasingly more insistent that it could not be a double album: we wanted to give these songs the best possible chance to be comprehended by the listener, and fear double albums can dump too many ideas onto a persons lap all at once. Even unleashing one normal length album onto our new hyper-scroll-culture can be daunting. Too many songs. So, we separated the songs into two separate albums, placing some of our favorite songs on what would become known as Get Fixed, and maintaining a balanced blend of mood and intent on both.