I Am Gemini
- Cursive
- Band Name: Cursive
- Record Label: Saddle Creek Records
- Release Date: Feb 21, 2012
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Feb 21, 201270The dynamics of accessible songwriting mingling with weird breakdowns and abrupt production jumps make sure the songs are always engaging enough to keep the listener riveted, even when the saga of the twins starts to lose the plot.
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Feb 24, 201220For all its tempo shifts and attempts at fun, Gemini sounds like the work of an ascetic band scared of pleasure.
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Feb 21, 201247I Am Gemini is Cursive's weakest record by a disheartening margin.
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Mar 14, 201260Powerful, atmospheric, but not for the fainthearted. [April 2012, p.94]
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Feb 21, 201275Gemini is forceful, a demanding rock-driven opus that sounds much more like the cousin to Domestica than it does the follow-up to Mama, I'm Swollen.
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Feb 22, 201260It's heady, it's heavy, and it's classic Cursive, now in twin territory.
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Feb 16, 201280In a lyrical and musical exploration of the themes of duality, Cursive have come out with a conflicted gem.
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Feb 16, 201270It results in a dense, difficult grower of an album whose bombast slowly becomes charming swagger. [Mar 2012, p.96]
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Feb 29, 201240I Am Gemini is all jerky distortion, an endless sputtering, as if Cursive set out to intentionally make ugly music.
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Feb 21, 201278For Cursive fans, Gemini is best served with time, a sit-down with the liner notes and repeat listens.
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Mar 29, 201235Gemini is an effort so manic and unfocused that it barely coheres enough around it's stilted little center to be called an album.
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Mar 29, 201235Gemini is an effort so manic and unfocused that it barely coheres enough around it's stilted little center to be called an album.
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Feb 22, 201260I Am Gemini is more of an auditory theater piece than a traditional record.
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Feb 22, 201280Overall, Cursive has put a tremendous amount of work into the idea and music for Kasher's somewhat twisted story, and it shows.
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Oct 30, 201267With Kasher's howl aging into a gritty melodic power, Cursive keeps its stride without compromising.
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Feb 29, 201280On the whole, it's a winner, and you can take the singles and run with them--the play be damned.
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Feb 16, 201263Gemini's theater-rock is no pain to listen to, but true drama queens will want to get their fix elsewhere.
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Feb 29, 201257The moments of brightness--some poetry here, a brief pop moment there--will get most listeners through the album, but won't inspire them to keep coming back.
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Mar 6, 201280Cursive have delivered a highly stylized album with a vivid conceptual storyline that keeps old fans listening while giving new listeners a chance to experience the progression the band have experienced over the last decade.
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Feb 23, 201260It's all as heavy and convoluted as it sounds, but the playing and production is top notch and those looking for an adventurous, unpredictable ride will appreciate Cursive's sheer depth of vision.
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Feb 21, 201280I Am Gemini marks a brave and experimental turn in a new direction, but at the same time it's a nod to the old-in the best and least wallowing way.
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Feb 16, 201280Their jangly indie-rock explores the journey of two twin brothers separated at birth through a procession of the schizophrenic ('Drunken Birds') and the more accessible ('Warmer Warmer') with largely satisfying results.