Crucial Track for January 18, 2026

"Staying Alive" by Cursive

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Listening to Jason's Puget Sound mixtapes had me revisiting a couple of records from the early 200's that I haven't listened to in ages.

My first response post went with a louder number from one of the bands/records represented on his "whisper" mixtape, and this one goes with a (relatively) quiet track from one of the bands/records from the "roar" mixtape.

Cursive's Ugly Organ is such a gem of a record. I saw them the year after this record was released, headlining the 2nd stage of the Curiosa Festival in Carson, California (as an aside, this Robert Smith curated festival was such an incredible lineup: The Cure (obvs), supported by Mogwai, Interpol, The Rapture, Cursive, The Cooper Temple Clause, Head Automatica, and Scarling. DAMN!) and they were just at the top of their game... sounded amazing and such a ferocious performance. This slow build closer was the rapturous highlight for me.

> "Do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do The worst is over."