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Domestica
Rock · 2000 · 9 tracks

Domestica

Cursive

A high-tension concept album charting the collapse of a marriage through jagged guitars, theatrical vocals, and rhythmic unease. Essential Omaha indie rock.

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It's the ultimate 'divorce record' if you want your heartbreak to sound like jagged guitars and screaming.

A relentless, high-tension exploration of romantic decay that feels both theatrical and painfully private.

Domestica · vs · Cursive
Winter+3.2σ

Winter saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
The Casualty
3:30
02
The Martyr
3:57
03
Shallow Means, Deep Ends
3:37
04
Making Friends and Acquaintances
2:59
05
A Red So Deep
4:40
06
The Lament of Pretty Baby
3:15
07
The Game of Who Needs Who the Worst
3:35
08
The Radiator Hums
3:24
09
The Night I Lost the Will to Fight
3:22
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition in 'The Casualty' where the volume increases and the 'shattered voice' erupts over jagged riffs.
The haunting, slow-burn piano and cello arrangement of 'A Red So Deep' that provides a brief, chilling respite.
The final, exhausted repetition of 'I tried' in the closing track as the album's narrative tension finally breaks.
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