The Cure reveal details of long-awaited new album
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After 16 years, it appears the long wait for a new album by The Cure is finally just around the corner and set for release in 2024.
Earlier this week, the legendary group took to social media to hint that an announcement was incoming courtesy of social media activity. The Cure changed their profile pictures across the board on platforms to a new logo layered across a black background.
Now, select fans of The Cure have been sent seemingly black postcards which are emblazoned with Songs of a Lost World, which appears to be the title of their highly-anticipated new album. Furthermore, the date, November 1st, 2024, is also listed in Roman numerals, which is likely to represent the release date.
The title of the project was first revealed by Robert Smith in March, 2022, and since then, information has slowly dripped out regarding Songs of a Lost World.
At the Ivor Novello Awards in 2022, Smith said to NME: “Essentially it’s a 12 track album. It’s there, it’s kind of half-mixed and half-finished. It’s a weird thing. It’s kind of evolved over the last two years. It hasn’t always been a good thing to have been left alone with it. You pick at it, like picking at seams, and everything falls apart.”
Additionally, the iconic frontman promised that the album will “be worth the wait” and described the forthcoming release as “the best thing we’ve done”. Additionally, the frontman explained that the delay is somewhat down to it being “difficult to sing”. However, he also claimed it would be released before they hit the road in October, 2022.
Nevertheless, during their extensive world tour, The Cure treated fans to many cuts from the upcoming release, which they have taken their time to perfect. Although an announcement is still yet to be official, the postcards suggest that the wait is almost over.
On October 1st, The Cure are set to release live versions of two new tracks, ‘And Nothing Is Forever’ and ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye’, which were prominent features on their last tour. The songs will feature on The Cure – Novembre: Live in France 2022, which is a compilation taken from their visit to France in November, 2022.
The new live record is set to be released on environmentally-friendly vinyl as part of a collaboration with the Naked Record Club. Additionally, all profit from The Cure – Novembre: Live in France 2022 will go to the environmental charity EarthPercent, founded by Brian Eno.
According to the Naked Record Club’s co-founder Simon Parker, Smith was the one who initiated the partnership with the aim “to raise climate change awareness in the music industry”. As a lifelong fan of The Cure, Parker was “astonished, excited and dumbstruck in equal measures” by the request.
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