The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

Fugazi - (in their ability to mix hardcore and pop while paying extraordinary attention to song structure and dynamics)

Bettie Serveert / The Pretenders - (in their arrangement of vocal melodies and articulation)

The Cure / The Smiths - (for their moody emotion / sad pop)

Lungfish / Run DMC - (for their infectious grooves from the drums and bass)

Pixies / Modest Mouse - (for their erratic guitar styling)

R.I.Y.L. Fugazi and Bettie Serveert covering Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

This is the follow-up album to "Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes" (Cursive's debut full-length on Crank! Records).