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The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song
Rock · 1998 · 11 tracks

The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

Cursive

Jagged guitars and existential dread collide in this 1998 emo landmark. A masterclass in midwestern tension, rhythmic complexity, and self-lacerating lyricism.

November 2, 1998 · 15 Passenger Records

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A high-tension intellectual breakdown that finds beauty in jagged rhythms and existential doubt.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
The Rhyme Scheme
3:44
02
A Career in Transcendence
2:18
03
The Road to Financial Stability
2:34
04
Tempest
2:34
05
Break in the New Year
4:03
06
Proposals
5:06
07
Semantics of Sermon
2:52
08
A Little Song and Dance
3:17
09
When Summer’s Over Will We Dream of Spring
3:53
10
Northern Winds
3:01
11
Absence Makes the Day Go Longer
4:35
Moments Worth Listening For
The frantic, interlocking guitar riffs in the opening of The Rhyme Scheme that feel like a panic attack finding its rhythm.
The sudden shift from existential spoken-word musing to melodic explosion halfway through Proposals.
The haunting, slow-build tension of Absence Makes the Day Go Longer as the imagery of a hailstorm mirrors internal disaster.
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