A band seemingly never at rest, even when it’s broken up or on hiatus, Cursive has become faithfully temperamental. The new I Am Gemini—its seventh album and sixth for Saddle Creek—is almost ...

Even for a band that has reveled in a mix of post-punk rage and esoteric prose, ‘I Am Gemini’ elevated the group’s songwriting to dramatic extremes, Kasher joked in a recent phone coversation.

Cursive has announced an ambitious new concept album called I Am Gemini (due February 21 via Saddle Creek). The project features around two twin brothers (hence the “Gemini” bit) named Cassius and ...