Burst and Bloom

Burst and Bloom
EP by Cursive
Released	2001
Genre	Indie rock
Length	21:56
Label	Saddle Creek Records
Producer	Cursive and Mike Mogis
Cursive chronology
Domestica (2000) Burst and Bloom (2001) The Ugly Organ (2003)

Burst and Bloom is an EP by American indie rock band Cursive, released in 2001. It is the band's first release with cellist Gretta Cohn. It is also notable for its meta-perspective of the music itself.^{[citation needed]} Some lyrics in the song "Sink To The Beat" reference the song-writing process and Saddle Creek Records: "This is the latest from Saddle Creek". This theme would carry over to Cursive's next full length, The Ugly Organ, which contained songs like "Art Is Hard" which again referenced the song writing process.

The opening to Tracks 2 and 4, "The Great Decay" and "Mothership, Mothership, Do You Read Me?", are prominently featured in the Emogame, and its sequel Emogame 2.

This album is the 35th release of Saddle Creek Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sink to the Beat"	4:13
2.	"The Great Decay"	4:17
3.	"Tall Tales, Telltales"	5:08
4.	"Mothership, Mothership, Do You Read Me?"	4:18
5.	"Fairytales Tell Tales"	4:02

Personnel

• Tim Kasher - Vocals, Guitar
• Matt Maginn - Bass
• Clint Schnase - Drums
• Ted Stevens - Vocals, Guitar
• Gretta Cohn - Cello

• Doug Van Sloun - Mastering
• Mike Mogis - Recording, Production

Trivia

Midwestern emo/pop-punk band Motion City Soundtrack reference this album title in the lyrics "you're the reason why I burst and why I bloom", from "Hold Me Down".

External links

• Cursive official website
• Saddle Creek Records