''Burst and Bloom'' is an EP by American

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band

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, released in 2001 on

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. It is the band's first release with

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. Some lyrics in the song "Sink To The Beat" reference the song-writing process and their record label ("This is the latest from Saddle Creek"). This theme would carry over to Cursive's next full length, ''

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'', which again contained songs referencing the song writing process ("Art Is Hard"). The opening to Tracks 2 and 4, "The Great Decay" and "Mothership, Mothership, Do You Read Me?", are prominently featured in '' Emogame'' and its sequel. On April 21, 2012, ''Burst and Bloom'' was re-released on limited edition vinyl for

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

Track listing

Personnel

;Cursive *

Tim Kasher Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records. Music Slowdow ...

- vocals, guitar *

Matt Maginn Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Cursive and is a frequent contributor on a number of Bright Eyes records. He was also a founding member of Slowdown Virginia. He also helps run Team Lo ...

- bass *

Clint Schnase Clint Schnase is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He played drums in the indie-rock band Cursive from 1995 until late 2006. He also recorded and toured with Bright Eyes, Lullaby For The Working Class, The Good Life, Smashmouth (Indie rock band ...

- drums *

Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...

- vocals, guitar *

- cello ;Technical personnel *Doug Van Sloun - mastering *

Mike Mogis Mike Mogis is an American producer/mixer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who owns ARC Studios (Another Recording Company) in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha. Mike, along with his brother A. J. Mogis, A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Stud ...

- recording, production

References

External links

Cursive official websiteSaddle Creek Records
2001 EPs Cursive (band) EPs Saddle Creek Records EPs Albums produced by Mike Mogis {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub