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{{Infobox album
| name         = Vitriola
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Cursive (band)|Cursive]]
| cover        = Vitriola.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = {{Start date|2018|10|05}}
| genre        = [[Emo]], [[indie rock]], [[post-hardcore]]
| length       = {{Duration|m=44|s=33}}
| label        = 15 Passenger, [[Big Scary Monsters]] (UK & EU)
| producer     = [[Mike Mogis]] and Cursive
| prev_title   = [[I Am Gemini]]
| prev_year    = 2012
| next_title   = Get Fixed
| next_year    = 2019
}}
'''''Vitriola''''' is the eighth studio album by the post-hardcore band [[Cursive (band)|Cursive]], released on October 5, 2018 on the band's own label 15 Passenger Records. The album is the first release from Cursive in six years, the first with original drummer Clint Schnase since 2006's ''[[Happy Hollow (album)|Happy Hollow]],'' and the first Cursive release to feature a cellist – Megan Seibe – since 2003's ''[[The Ugly Organ]]''.
== Critical reception ==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 69/100<ref name="Meta"/>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="All"/>
| rev2 = ''[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2018/10/05/cursive-vitriola-album-review|title=DIY Magazine's Album Review|website=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|last=Goggins|first=Joe|date=5 October 2018 |access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev3Score = 6.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/cursive-vitriola/|title=Cursive: Vitriola Album Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev4Score = 5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/cursive-vitriola-review-2612460346.html|title='Vitriola' Stands Among Cursive's Most ambitious work|website=[[PopMatters]]|last=Stroud|first=Pryor|date=October 15, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''Sputnikmusic''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Sputnik"/>
}}
''Vitriola'' received a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] score of 69 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews," from the music review aggregator [[Metacritic]].<ref name="Meta">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/vitriola/cursive|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref> Fred Thomas of [[AllMusic]] compares the album to previous Cursive releases, saying, "While it can feel relentless at times, these songs find Kasher and his bandmates swinging at anything that moves with all the passion and power of their best albums."<ref name="All">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/vitriola-mw0003200982|title=Vitriola - Cursive {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref> Sputnikmusic's Channing Freemen makes a similar assertion, specifically comparing the album to ''The Ugly'' ''Organ'' in its [[wikt:vibe|vibe]] and tone.<ref name="Sputnik">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/78101/Cursive-Vitriola/|title=Review: Cursive - Vitriola {{!}} Sputnikmusic|website=Sputnikmusic|date=October 6, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Cursive
| title1 = Free To Be Or Not To Be You And Me
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = Pick Up The Pieces
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = It's Gonna Hurt
| length3 = 5:31
| title4 = Under The Rainbow
| length4 = 3:19
| title5 = Remorse
| length5 = 3:23
| title6 = Ouroboros
| length6 = 5:59
| title7 = Everending
| length7 = 4:11
| title8 = Ghost Writer
| length8 = 3:07
| title9 = Life Savings
| length9 = 4:40
| title10 = Noble Soldier/Dystopian Lament
| length10 = 7:27
| total_length = 44:33
}}
== Personnel ==
* [[Tim Kasher]] – vocals and guitar
* [[Ted Stevens (musician)|Ted Stevens]] – guitar and vocals
* Matt Maginn – bass
* Patrick Newberry – keyboards, piano, and horns
* Clint Schnase – drums
* Megan Siebe – cello
* [[Mike Mogis]] – additional instrumentation
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|21|artist=Cursive|rowheader=true|access-date=October 18, 2018}}
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://15passenger.com/cursive Cursive at 15 Passenger Records]
* [https://15passenger.bandcamp.com/album/vitriola ''Vitriola'' on Bandcamp]
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