In a time of a lot of bullshit going on, spending Valentine's Day with my wife and Cursive at my favorite venue was a great escape. Cursive are out on the road in support of their newest album, Devourer, with support from Boston-Rock quartet, Pile. I hadn't previously heard of Pile and was surprised to find out how long they've been around and the number of releases they currently have. I was blown away by their blend of Noise-Rock, Indie-Rock, and Post-Hardcore. When they closed out their set reviling Stephen Miller, I made my way to the merch booth to buy the album. The band also announced they'll be putting out a new album this year on Sooper, so be on the lookout for that.
Cursive walked out on stage and jumped right into "Up and Away" off their new album Devourer. They threw in a smattering of tracks from the album, including "Botch Job," "Dark Star" and the savagely pensive, "Age of Impotence." However the band was very generous with how diverse the rest of the set was. The covered the fan favorites like "Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand," "Art is Hard," "The Martyr," and "The Radiator Hums" from their critically acclaimed albums The Ugly Organ and Domestica, while playing deeper cuts like "Into the Fold" from Happy Hollow and "What Have I Done?" off Mama, I'm Swollen. They covered the early era of Cursive with "The Rhyme Scheme" off their second album The Storms of Early Summer, and their later era with "I Am Goddamn" from 2019's Get Fixed.
Cursive ran the numbers on how many times they've played The Glass House and concluded that this was their Sweet 16. I've lost count of how many of those 16, I've been to, but they've delivered every time and this set was a great celebration of all those years playing this venue. Here's to 16 more! Be sure to catch Cursive when they roll through your town if they haven't yet. You can check out a gallery of photos below.
