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Happy Hollow
Rock · 2006 · 14 tracks

Happy Hollow

Cursive

A brass-heavy concept record dissecting small-town religious hypocrisy. Jagged guitars meet five-piece horn arrangements in a theatrical, high-tension critique.

August 22, 2006 · Saddle Creek

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A frantic, brass-fueled interrogation of suburban morality and religious tradition.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Opening the Hymnal / Babies
2:32
02
Dorothy at Forty
3:02
03
Big Bang
3:56
04
Bad Sects
3:39
05
Flag and Family
2:56
06
Dorothy Dreams of Tornados
2:54
07
Retreat!
3:57
08
The Sunks
2:53
09
At Conception
2:57
10
So‐So Gigolo
3:43
11
Bad Science
2:40
12
Into the Fold
4:16
13
Rise Up! Rise Up!
3:22
14
Hymns for the Heathen
2:39
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive entry of the five-piece horn section on 'Big Bang' that replaces the band's traditional string tension with brassy aggression.
The frantic, swirling guitar work in 'Dorothy Dreams of Tornados' that mimics the disorientation of a storm.
The meta-narrative bookending of the album where the final track explicitly indexes the themes of the previous thirteen.
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How does Happy Hollow sound next to the rest of Cursive's catalogue?

Social Commentary+2.0σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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