always difficult to categorize this band out of omaha nebraska features dynamic
out of omaha nebraska features dynamic
out of omaha nebraska features dynamic instrumentals and thoughtful lyrics hi
instrumentals and thoughtful lyrics hi
instrumentals and thoughtful lyrics hi i’m rebecca Brayton and welcome to
i’m rebecca Brayton and welcome to
i’m rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with tim kasher of cursive
how would you describe the band’s
how would you describe the band’s evolution over its history I’m not sure
evolution over its history I’m not sure
evolution over its history I’m not sure what the evolution would be most i’d say
what the evolution would be most i’d say
what the evolution would be most i’d say that first three records maybe just more
that first three records maybe just more
that first three records maybe just more derivative where we were for queer for
derivative where we were for queer for
derivative where we were for queer for peace rock band i mean i look back
peace rock band i mean i look back
peace rock band i mean i look back fondly on those records but maybe we fit
fondly on those records but maybe we fit
fondly on those records but maybe we fit into into a genre a little more snug and
into into a genre a little more snug and
into into a genre a little more snug and then from then on the last of the latter
then from then on the last of the latter
then from then on the last of the latter three we hit efforts to to try to get
three we hit efforts to to try to get
three we hit efforts to to try to get out of genre now we’re just at a point
out of genre now we’re just at a point
out of genre now we’re just at a point where we keep trying to do significantly
where we keep trying to do significantly
where we keep trying to do significantly different records you’re coming up the
different records you’re coming up the
different records you’re coming up the brings us back to be honest
so if you’re trying to stay out of a
so if you’re trying to stay out of a genre how do you like to describe the
genre how do you like to describe the
genre how do you like to describe the music now no I don’t really I don’t I
music now no I don’t really I don’t I
music now no I don’t really I don’t I just never answer that question because
just never answer that question because
just never answer that question because it’s a phone you can get into you know
it’s a phone you can get into you know
it’s a phone you can get into you know self-congratulatory realms I do think
self-congratulatory realms I do think
self-congratulatory realms I do think that we just say it’s hard rock which is
that we just say it’s hard rock which is
that we just say it’s hard rock which is even accurate saves rock and roll
tell us about the the music scene in
tell us about the the music scene in Omaha I actually wish I knew I feel
Omaha I actually wish I knew I feel
Omaha I actually wish I knew I feel terrible that I don’t know more about it
terrible that I don’t know more about it
terrible that I don’t know more about it now I moved away a couple years ago
now I moved away a couple years ago
now I moved away a couple years ago every band that I hear about that
every band that I hear about that
every band that I hear about that already has an album out or something it
already has an album out or something it
already has an album out or something it makes me kind of makes me sad because I
makes me kind of makes me sad because I
makes me kind of makes me sad because I don’t I don’t want to get out of touch
don’t I don’t want to get out of touch
don’t I don’t want to get out of touch with it but uh but I’m also getting a
with it but uh but I’m also getting a
with it but uh but I’m also getting a lot of older and there’s you know
lot of older and there’s you know
lot of older and there’s you know there’s a whole new generation of 20
there’s a whole new generation of 20
there’s a whole new generation of 20 year olds that are doing what we were
year olds that are doing what we were
year olds that are doing what we were doing back then
we’re proud as in the collective we of
we’re proud as in the collective we of all the bands that i grew up with we’re
all the bands that i grew up with we’re
all the bands that i grew up with we’re proud that we contributed so much to
proud that we contributed so much to
proud that we contributed so much to omaha and his mate and helped kind of be
omaha and his mate and helped kind of be
omaha and his mate and helped kind of be part of the ongoing uh you know music
part of the ongoing uh you know music
part of the ongoing uh you know music same name would you say that you guys
same name would you say that you guys
same name would you say that you guys fit into a certain scene you know we
fit into a certain scene you know we
fit into a certain scene you know we grew up bidding into the omaha he’s
grew up bidding into the omaha he’s
grew up bidding into the omaha he’s explained
we’re one of these bands that have a
we’re one of these bands that have a difficult time getting paired up with
difficult time getting paired up with
difficult time getting paired up with other bands we did at work man man and I
other bands we did at work man man and I
other bands we did at work man man and I thought that was great because I think
thought that was great because I think
thought that was great because I think they’re pretty unusual band you know
they’re pretty unusual band you know
they’re pretty unusual band you know having Mastodon we did a tour opening
having Mastodon we did a tour opening
having Mastodon we did a tour opening for them which really confused people
for them which really confused people
for them which really confused people including ourselves but we thought it
including ourselves but we thought it
including ourselves but we thought it was great
on your last album I think you had your
on your last album I think you had your fans remix a certain track is it
fans remix a certain track is it
fans remix a certain track is it interesting to hear kind of different
interesting to hear kind of different
interesting to hear kind of different perspectives on something that you made
perspectives on something that you made
perspectives on something that you made you know for all those that came through
you know for all those that came through
you know for all those that came through and we did a pretty good job listening
and we did a pretty good job listening
and we did a pretty good job listening through all of them it’s sad to say
through all of them it’s sad to say
through all of them it’s sad to say there’s actually a lot of similarities
there’s actually a lot of similarities
there’s actually a lot of similarities as our whole of Ike human as human
as our whole of Ike human as human
as our whole of Ike human as human beings like we all come up with similar
beings like we all come up with similar
beings like we all come up with similar idea this is you know but then in that
idea this is you know but then in that
idea this is you know but then in that pool there was some great ones that in
pool there was some great ones that in
pool there was some great ones that in maybe I suppose that’s way the way music
maybe I suppose that’s way the way music
maybe I suppose that’s way the way music is
would you ever do something like that
would you ever do something like that again yeah absolutely I don’t think we
again yeah absolutely I don’t think we
again yeah absolutely I don’t think we had the right song for this record to be
had the right song for this record to be
had the right song for this record to be something like that but yeah it was
something like that but yeah it was
something like that but yeah it was great I wouldn’t take back the
great I wouldn’t take back the
great I wouldn’t take back the incredibly dull bus rides listening to
incredibly dull bus rides listening to
incredibly dull bus rides listening to crack after Jack of the same song
thank you very much thank you
thank you very much thank you I
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