The Importance of Cursive’s “Happy Hollow” Almost 20 Years Later

Tag: emo

I don’t remember when I actually found Cursive. All I know is that I had a copy of their debut album Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes. I probably picked it up because that was around the time I found out about Mineral and other bands on Crank! Records. I played Cursive’s debut a lot, especially the first two songs “After the Movies” and “Downhill Racers.” It sounded … Read More The Importance of Cursive’s “Happy Hollow” Almost 20 Years Later

November 28, 2023 + memory, mineral, music, religion

Mineral’s “The Power of Failing,” Birth, and Death

by Matthew Teutsch

During college, I wouldn’t bat an eye at driving four to five hours one way for a concert then driving back home the same night. We’d drive to New Orleans or Little Rock to see bands like the Juliana Theory or to Lake Charles to see acts like Pop Unknown or Baton Rouge to see The Gloria Record. On a trip to Lake Charles, … Read More Mineral’s “The Power of Failing,” Birth, and Death

October 11, 2022 + dan hoerner, emo, jeremy enigk, music, nate mendel, sunny day real estate, william goldsmith

Some of My Favorite Sunny Day Real Estate Songs

by Matthew Teutsch

Back in the 1990s, I remember watching MTV’s 120 Minutes and discovering a myriad of bands that would influence my own musical output and tastes for decades to come. Sunny Day Real Estate was one of those bands. I remember sitting in the living room when the video for “Seven” came on, a loose, sloppy yet proficient, melodic song that ebbs and flows from the soft … Read More Some of My Favorite Sunny Day Real Estate Songs

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The Importance of Cursive’s “Happy Hollow” Almost 20 Years Later

Tag: emo