I Am Gemini

Critic Score
Based on 13 reviews
2012 Ratings: #1014 / 1141
User Score
Based on 23 ratings
February 21, 2012 / Release Date
LP / Format
Saddle Creek / Label
Indie Rock / Genre
Matt BaylesProducer
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Critic Reviews

80
Drowned in Sound

This beautifully dark fairytale of a concept album is as heavy as the Cursive of old, ingenious, and just as lyrically surreal as you could hope for.

80
Consequence of Sound

I Am Gemini isn’t only a rewarding effort, but a solid example of how to make a concept work.

75
A.V. Club

I Am Gemini feels angrier than recent efforts; its guitar lines are sharper, its choruses are yelled.

60
Under the Radar

It's heady, it's heavy, and it's classic Cursive, now in twin territory.

57
Beats Per Minute

It’s his most ambitious attempt at storytelling yet, but it ultimately stumbles to be puzzling and uninspiring.

47
Pitchfork

I Am Gemini is Cursive's weakest record by a disheartening margin, but its lyrics sheet sets a remarkably high standard for anti-piracy measures.

20
PopMatters

For all its tempo shifts and attempts at fun, Gemini sounds like the work of an ascetic band scared of pleas

depechemode4lif
55

Cursive loses their touch on I Am Gemini... as expected with this album cover. I feel like they tried to tackle something as epic as Ugly Organ but may have tried a little too hard because the bland side of indie rock mush that pollutes much of this record is hard to ignore.

Raiksheen
40

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