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CURSIVE - I Am Gemini

2012 (Saddle creek)
emo rock, prog, punk rock
by Lorenzo Righetto
3.5

Riecco i Cursive: Tim Kasher, appena rinnegati i concept, presenta proprio un disco che si evolve intorno a una storia molto precisa, quella di due gemelli che non conoscono l’esistenza nè dell’uno nè dell’altro, che si ritrovano solo dopo la morte dei propri genitori. Uno dei due è un ex-carcerato, ma chi è davvero la pecora nera?

Si sviluppa così un estenuante percorso musicale di infiammato melodramma, espresso da una fastidiosa imprendibilità prog che è solo sfoggio di mancanza d’idee. Ci si ritrova a credere, in “Warmer Warmer”, che un innocuo punk-rock sia la soluzione del tutto. Ma è un’impressione portata dalla disperazione.

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21/04/2012

This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Lorenzo Righetto, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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Tracklist

  1. 1. This House Alive
  2. 2. Warmer Warmer
  3. 3. The Sun And Moon
  4. 4. Drunken Birds
  5. 5. Lullaby For No Name
  6. 6. Double Dead
  7. 7. Gemini
  8. 8. Twin Dragon Hello Skeleton
  9. 9. Wowowow
  10. 10. This House A Lie
  11. 11. The Cat And Mouse
  12. 12. A Birthday Bash
  13. 13. Eulogy For No Name

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