Domestica

Studio album by Cursive

Released

June 20, 2000

Genre

Emo,indie rock

Length

32:18

Label

Saddle Creek

Producer

Mike Mogis

Cursive chronology

The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song
(1998)

Cursive's Domestica
(2000)

Burst and Bloom
(2001)

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Robert Christgau

Domestica, also styled as Cursive's Domestica, is the third studio album by the American indie rock band Cursive, released on June 20, 2000. This album was the 31st release by Saddle Creek Records, released on CD as well as both red and black vinyl.

Domestica is a concept album that tells the story of a relationship between two characters named "Sweetie" and "Pretty Baby." Both characters are mentioned by name in several of the songs on the album ("The Casualty," "The Martyr," "A Red So Deep," and "The Radiator Hums") as well as the title of "The Lament of Pretty Baby." It is presumed that the album correlates directly with lead singer and principle songwriter Tim Kasher's divorce, but additional dynamics were added to the story. One is the theme of infidelity, prevalent in the songs "A Red So Deep" and "The Game of Who Needs Who the Worst," a dynamic Kasher says was not present in his marriage. While the ending track is ambiguous, lead singer Tim Kasher said in an interview that the couple stays together, despite their differences and fights.

All tracks written by Cursive.

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