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Robert Smith says new album will be out by October. Do we believe him?


https://consequence.net/2022/05/the-cure-new-album-october-release/amp/

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It looks like the new album is finally coming out. The website has been redesigned with a new logo, and there are rumours that the record, called Songs of a Lost World, will be released on November 1st.

I'll believe it when I hear it.
 
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They released some new songs (live versions) on a limited release record a week or two back.
 
They released some new songs (live versions) on a limited release record a week or two back.
That one is coming on October 1 (Novembre: Live in France 2022), featuring And Nothing is Forever and I Can Never Say Goodbye.


Meanwhile, a new website: Songs Of A Lost World
 
Tracklist was revealed yesterday Oct 9th 2024:

"Alone"
"And Nothing Is Forever"
"A Fragile Thing"
"Warsong"
"Drone:NoDrone"
"I Can Never Say Goodbye"
"All I Ever Am"
"Endsong"

Its 8 songs, released on a single LP. Interesting how the whole album will fit on one LP. As we know that some of the already played songs during the tour are not short ones like 3:30 minutes or so
 
It’s worth the hype. I’ve listened through four times now. Wow. Without wanting to whack too much hyperbole on this - I think we are in uncharted waters here in terms of a prominent artist at this age creating a defining album that feels like a worthy spiritual sister to their seminal work some 35 years later.

What feels so important about this album is that you have a person who is so beautifully and painfully ruminating on mortality and existence in a way that feels so real because it’s present for him. His brother’s death and the fact that even after such a successful and revered life, he feels like the dreams and promise of his youth were never realised and now it’s too late. Endsong could just be his best work. It’s got so few lyrics, but what is there is SO impactful. He tells a novel inside a verse and chorus. Fear of death is such a universal concept, but it’s never been covered with such jeopardy and authenticity in popular music.
 
Here's an audio rip of the two BBC concerts for those interested. I added the stream announcement as cover art


BBC2 Intimate Show:
1 - Intro
2 - Alone
3 - Pictures of You
4 - A Fragile Thing
5 - High
6 - A Night Like This
7 - Lovesong
8 - The Walk
9 - In Between Days
10 - Just Like Heaven
11 - From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
12 - Endsong
- encore (not broadcast) -
13 - Lullaby
14 - Friday I'm In Love
15 - Close to Me
16 - Why Can't I Be You?


BBC6 Session:
1 - Intro
2 - Plainsong
3 - Last Dance
4 - I Can Never Say Goodbye
5 - Burn
6 - And Nothing is Forever
7 - At Night
8 - A Forest
9 - All I Ever Am
10 - Prayers For Rain
11 - Disintegration
 
It’s worth the hype. I’ve listened through four times now. Wow. Without wanting to whack too much hyperbole on this - I think we are in uncharted waters here in terms of a prominent artist at this age creating a defining album that feels like a worthy spiritual sister to their seminal work some 35 years later.
I don't think this is "uncharted waters" if we're talking about all artists. There are a number of them, primarily solo acts, who have done work in their 60s and 70s that stands next to their early peaks both thematically and quality-wise.

And I don't mean this in an antagonistic way, but trying to caution yourself against hyperbole doesn't mean that you aren't prone to traffic in it.
 
I don't think this is "uncharted waters" if we're talking about all artists. There are a number of them, primarily solo acts, who have done work in their 60s and 70s that stands next to their early peaks both thematically and quality-wise.

And I don't mean this in an antagonistic way, but trying to caution yourself against hyperbole doesn't mean that you aren't prone to traffic in it.

Not antagonistic. I was aware it was probably going to cross into it depending on the reader’s level of agreement with the statement.

I’d be interested to know which artists you think do fit into that category - I imagine some would reference Dylan or Springsteen? I’m not sure I’d agree that quality, while consistently high, ever really matched peaks. My point here is that while this album will never reach the commercial heights of Disintegration, critically and from a fans perspective it may well just match it.
 
I liken it to Blackstar thematically, but I think Bowie’s heights were both so high and so varied that there’d be no real agreement or consensus on it reaching Ziggy.

The closest I can think of is Nick Cave?

Regardless, I hope there is a lesson here for Bono - embracing age, mortality and legacy may be the path to critical success?
 
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And again for those interested, the full album launch show at Troxy in London. Songs of a Lost World in full and an extended hits show featuring a 5 song mini set celebrating 45 years of 17 Seconds. 31 songs in total:


Setlist
1 - Alone
2 - And Nothing Is Forever
3 - A Fragile Thing
4 - Warsong
5 - Drone:Nodrone
6 - I Can Never Say Goodbye
7 - All I Ever Am
8 - Endsong

Old Cure Songs and Hits:
9 - Plainsong
10 - Pictures of You
11 - High
12 - Lovesong
13 - Burn
14 - Fascination Street
15 - A Night Like This
16 - Push
17 - In Between Days
18 - Just Like Heaven
19 - From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
20 - Disintegration

“Seventeen Seconds” 45th anniversary selection
21 - At Night
22 - M
23 - Secrets
24 - Play for Today
25 - A Forest

Encore:
26 - Lullaby
27 - The Walk
28 - Friday I’m in Love
29 - Close to Me
30 - Why Can’t I Be You?
31 - Boys Don’t Cry
 
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