Cursive
Happy Hollow
2006
1. Opening the Hymnal/Babies
2. Dorothy at Forty
3. Big Bang
4. Bad Sects
5. Flags and Family
6. Dorothy Dreams of Tornados
7. Retreat!
8. The Sunks
9. At Conception
10. So-So Gigolo
11. Bad Science
12. Into the Fold
13. Rise Up! Rise Up!
14. Hymns for the Heathen
Following up the auto-biographical Domestica and the equally telling The Ugly Organ was no easy feat and even though Happy Hollow seems like a step back into the territory of indie pop, it's as impressive as an album as their previous releases. Ditching the cello for a horn section was a bold and unexpected move, but Cursive's third album offers some of the catchiest choruses and infectious riffs the scene has offered in a long time.
Mama, I'm Swollen is still a horrible fucking album, though.
The album explores the faults in the lives of the residents residing in the small town of Happy Hollow, covering topics such as the loss of hopes and dreams, homosexuality, war, religion, infidelity, and hypocrisy.
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