Cursive’s ‘Under the Rainbow’ Is a Strong Release From The Long-Running Omaha Indie Outfit

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4931" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;rockthepigeon&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;09&sol;9-13-18-cursive&period;jpg&quest;w&equals;908" alt&equals;"9 13 18 Cursive&period;jpg" width&equals;"454" height&equals;"454" &sol;>Cursive&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;Under the Rainbow&&num;8217&semi; is another strong release from this important&comma; long-running Omaha-based indie rock group&period; The band describes itself as &&num;8220&semi;writing smart&comma; tightly woven concept albums where frontman Tim Kasher turns his unflinching gaze on specific&comma; oftentimes challenging themes&comma; and examines them with an incisively brutal honesty&period;&&num;8221&semi; These guys emerged from the same Omaha prep school scene that launched the likes of Lullaby for the Working Class and Bright Eyes&period; In fact&comma; Tim Kasher and Conor Oberst were both in an emo band called Commander Venus before they moved on to their current projects&period; Anyways&comma; this new work from Cursive has a sad&comma; honky aesthetic&period; In certain regards&comma; it has a distinctly Heartland feel&period; It could almost be said it has a kind of Americana sensibility&period; As always&comma; the band&&num;8217&semi;s competent musicianship has allowed Kasher&&num;8217&semi;s insightful lyricism to really pop&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s bolstered by the pensive&comma; anxious environment the group traffics in&period; The way the group has been able to keep its stride and freshness after almost two decades of existence is really impressive&period; This is a quality track from an influential band&period; Check out &&num;8216&semi;Under the Rainbow&&num;8217&semi; below&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-soundcloud data-trackid&equals;"481216287" data-visual&equals;"true" height&equals;"400" width&equals;"730" layout&equals;"responsive"><a fallback href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;soundcloud&period;com&sol;15passenger&sol;under-the-rainbow-1">Cursive &&num;8211&semi; Under The Rainbow by 15 Passenger<&sol;a><&sol;amp-soundcloud><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;cursivetheband&sol;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-facebook data-href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;cursive" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"400"><button overflow type&equals;"button">See more<&sol;button><&sol;amp-facebook><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>https&colon;&sol;&sol;cursive&period;bandcamp&period;com&sol;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>http&colon;&sol;&sol;cursivearmy&period;com&sol;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1">Noah Zucker &sol;&sol; IG &&num;8211&semi; &commat;zucker&period;n &sol;&sol; Twitter &&num;8211&semi; &commat;zuckern13<&sol;p>&NewLine;