Hear Bright Eyes and Cursive’s mash-up, “Recluse I Don’t Have to Love”
Bright Eyes and Cursive have mashed up two of their classic songs from the early ’00s to raise funds for Bright Eyes’ new Poison Oak Project – in support of LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations. Today, they’ve released “Recluse I Don’t Have to Love,” which is a mash-up of Cursive’s “The Recluse” and Bright Eyes’ “Lover I Don’t Have to Love,” which a friend of the two artists discovered had some similarities between them a long time ago. Now, they’ve finally made the mash-up happen, timed to coincide with Trans Day of Visibility, with proceeds from the sale of the single going to the Poison Oak Project, which according to a press release, is “dedicated to advancing equity for LGBTQ+ people, with a particular focus on supporting the trans community, by raising money for local LGBTQ+ organizations, both nationally and in each city along their US tour route.”
Hear the track below. The two bands are also touring together this spring.
Bright Eyes/Cursive tour dates:
Sunday, March 30 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
Tuesday, April 1 – Fort Collins, CO – Washington’s
Thursday, April 3 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
Friday, April 4 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
Saturday, April 5 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed
Sunday, April 6 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
Tuesday, April 8 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Wednesday, April 9 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
Thursday, April 10 – Toronto, ON – History
Friday, April 11 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
Saturday, April 12 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Sunday, April 13 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
Tuesday, April 15 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Thursday, April 17 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
Friday, April 18 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
Saturday, April 19 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
Sunday, April 20 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
Tuesday, April 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
Wednesday, April 23 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion
Thursday, April 24 – Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
Friday, April 25 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Saturday, April 26 – West Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
Sunday, April 27 – Omaha, NE – The Astro
