Editing Cursive (band) (section)

{{Short description|American indie rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Cursive
| image           = cursiveband1.jpg
| caption         = Cursive performing at the 2007 [[Siren Music Festival]]
| landscape       = yes
| origin          = [[Omaha]], [[Nebraska]], United States
| genre           = [[Indie rock]]<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r480662}}</ref> • [[emo]] • [[post-hardcore]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spinner.com/2007/03/06/video-premiere-cursive-big-bang/?ncid=AOLMUS00050000000035 |title=Video Premiere: Cursive, 'Big Bang' |publisher=Spinner |date=2007-03-06 |access-date=2011-07-17 |archive-date=2012-06-30 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630102816/http://www.spinner.com/2007/03/06/video-premiere-cursive-big-bang/?ncid=AOLMUS00050000000035 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cursive-p224686/biography |title=Cursive – Biography |author=D'Angelo, Peter J. |work=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=May 12, 2011}}</ref>
| years_active    = 1995–1998, 1999–present
| label           = {{flatlist|
*[[Run For Cover Records|Run For Cover]]
*[[Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek]]
*[[Big Scary Monsters]]
*15 Passenger
}}
| spinoffs = [[The Good Life (band)|The Good Life]], [[Criteria (band)|Criteria]], Braces
| spinoff_of  = [[Commander Venus]], [[Lullaby for the Working Class]], [[Slowdown Virginia]]
| website         = {{URL|http://www.cursivearmy.com}}
| current_members = [[Tim Kasher]]<br /> [[Matt Maginn]] <br /> [[Ted Stevens (musician)|Ted Stevens]]<br />[[Clint Schnase]]<br />Patrick Newberry <br/>Megan Siebe
| past_members    = [[Gretta Cohn]]<br /> [[Steve Pedersen]]<br /> Matt Compton<br />Cully Symington
}}

'''Cursive''' is an American [[indie rock]] band from [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. Stylistically described as [[emo]] and [[post-hardcore]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = 10 Essential 21st Century Post-Hardcore Albums|url = http://www.treblezine.com/23505-10-essential-21st-century-post-hardcore-albums/|website = Treble: Music news, reviews, interviews and more|date = 28 May 2015|access-date = 2015-12-10|language = en-US}}</ref> Cursive came to prominence with 2000's ''[[Domestica]]'' and found commercial and critical success with 2003's ''[[The Ugly Organ]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cursive: The Ugly Organ (Reissue)|url = http://www.popmatters.com/review/190378-cursive-the-ugly-organ-reissue/|website = PopMatters|access-date = 2015-12-10}}</ref> The band has released eight [[Album|studio albums]], a [[Compilation album|compilations album]], and a mix of [[Single (music)|singles]] and [[Extended play|EPs]] since 1997. They have released recordings on several labels, including 15 Passenger Records, [[Saddle Creek Records]], and [[Big Scary Monsters]] ([[United Kingdom|UK]]).

Cursive's influences include such bands as [[Fugazi]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Chesler |first=Josh |date=March 4, 2023 |title=Art Rock Is Hard: The Oral History Of Cursive's The Ugly Organ |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/03/cursive-the-ugly-organ-oral-history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320055757/https://www.spin.com/2023/03/cursive-the-ugly-organ-oral-history/ |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=Spin}}</ref> [[Shudder to Think]],<ref name=":0" /> [[Superchunk]],<ref name=":6" /> [[Archers of Loaf]]<ref name=":0" /> and [[Brainiac (band)|Brainiac]].<ref name=":0" />