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=== ''I Am Gemini'' (2012β2014) === The follow-up to ''[[Mama, I'm Swollen]]'', called ''[[I Am Gemini]]'', was released on February 21, 2012 on Saddle Creek Records. Cornbread Compton was replaced by Cully Symington prior to recording the album. With a lyric sheet described by Ian Cohen of ''Pitchfork Media'' as a "full-blown [[libretto]]", ''I Am Gemini'' is presented as a play, telling the story of "twin brothers separated at birth, one good and one evil, their unexpected reunion in a house that is not a home ignites a classic struggle for the soul."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cursive: I Am Gemini|url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16291-i-am-gemini/|website = Pitchfork|access-date = 2015-12-11|language = en-US}}</ref> The album has been characterized as difficult to access musically, with ''Paste Magazine''<nowiki/>'s Tyler Kain saying "[Cursive's] signature parts are still there with those gnarled, winding guitar parts and Matt Maginn's melodic, grounded bass lines. But the exploration of off-kilter changes, funny time signatures and near-metal breakdowns can make ''Gemini'' a hard first listen." ''I Am Gemini'' received a similar critical evaluation as ''Mama, I'm Swollen'', scoring a measure of 63 on "weighted average" from Metacritic, or generally favorable reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title = I Am Gemini by Cursive|url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/i-am-gemini/cursive|website = Metacritic|access-date = 2015-12-11}}</ref> ''The Ugly Organ'' was reissued by Cursive and Saddle Creek in 2014, featuring four additional tracks originally released on ''8 Teeth to Eat You'' and four songs from singles and compilations. Cursive went on a brief tour in the spring of 2014 to support the reissue.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cursive Announce The Ugly Organ Reissue, Tour|url = http://pitchfork.com/news/57100-cursive-announce-the-ugly-organ-reissue-tour/|website = Pitchfork|date = 15 October 2014|access-date = 2015-12-11|language = en-US}}</ref>
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