The Cure • Songs Of A Lost World • 2024

After 16 years of waiting, the Cure have finally returned with their 14th studio album, Songs Of A Lost World, a perfectly Smith-ian blend of melancholy and wistfulness. As with just about every new Cure release, this is more than just a normal album - it’s a bridge to a time before, filled with the signature Cure moodiness that only Robert Smith and band can bring to life. At a time when the world feels adrift, Smith and company somehow sound timeless and even more eerily relevant.

Songs Of A Lost World was born from sessions dating back to 2019, with the album’s recording at Rockfield Studios in Wales, a fittingly isolated landscape for Smith's introspective musings. While pandemic delays held up the release, Smith worked alongside Paul Corkett, who previously worked with the band on Bloodflowers, to shape the record's sound. The result is a darkly atmospheric production, with Smith layering ghostly vocals, his iconic six-string bass, and keyboards. Longtime bassist Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper, keyboardist Roger O’Donnell, and guitarist Reeves Gabrels, in his first full album appearance since joining in 2012, have created a record that’s both densely textured and quintessentially Cure.

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