The Difference Between Houses and Homes (2005) is a compilation by American indie band Cursive of some of their early material. It is subtitled Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001. This compilation features songs from The Icebreaker 7", The Disruption 7", Sucker and Dry 7", and the split between Cursive and Small Brown Bike.
| The Difference Between Houses and Homes: Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001 | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Emo, post-hardcore, indie rock | |||
| Length | 39:13 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
| Producer | A.J. Mogis and Mike Mogis | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Kludge | 8/10[2] |
| Punknews.org |   [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
This album is the 70th release of Saddle Creek Records.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Dispenser" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Pivotal" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Sucker & Dry" | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Icebreakers" | 4:48 |
| 5. | "And the Bit Just Chokes Them" | 4:53 |
| 6. | "There's a Coldest Day in Every Year" | 2:26 |
| 7. | "A Disruption in the Normal Swing of Things" | 2:52 |
| 8. | "Nostalgia" | 3:26 |
| 9. | "The Knowledgeable Hasbeens" | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Polar" | 5:40 |
| 11. | "A Disruption in Our Lines of Influence" | 2:23 |
| 12. | "I Thought There'd Be More Than This" | 2:39 |
Personnel: Tracks 1-7 and 9-12 edit
Personnel: Track 8 edit
- Tim Kasher – vocals, guitar
- Ted Stevens – guitar, vocals
- Matt Maginn – bass, vocals
- Clint Schnase – drums
- Gretta Cohn - cello
Additional information edit
- The artwork on the album and the story book that accompanies it was drawn by Yuriko Yoshino, a member of the Japanese punk band, Eastern Youth, with whom Cursive did a split.
- All songs mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Studio B in Omaha, NE.