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Exclusive Stream: Cursive's Schizoid Concept Album 'I Am Gemini'

Preview the latest album from the Omaha rockers

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February 13, 2012 10:00 AM ET

Cursive, ‘Gemini’
Cursive, ‘Gemini’
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I Am Gemini, the seventh album by Omaha, Nebraska rockers Cursive, is a song cycle that tells the story of Cassius and Pollock, twin brothers who had been separated at birth. Over the course of 13 dense, dynamic post-punk tunes, the group question whether one twin is good and the other is evil, or if they really are actually two halves of a whole. The record will hit stores on February 21st, but you can preview the album in its entirety now.

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