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"Songs Of A Lost World" out this November 1st

Started by dsanchez, September 27, 2024, 11:02:16

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dsanchez

From https://www.thecure.com/bio/

QuoteIn 2024 Robert Smith finally turned his mind to finishing one of the albums recorded in 2019. Mixing with Paul Corkett (Bloodflowers and longtime Cure FOH Sound), the songs chosen for the first release were finally completed in August. As an appetiser, a live 12" single Novembre: Live In France 2022, featuring new songs And Nothing Is Forever and I Can Never Say Goodbye was released October 1st to benefit Earthpercent. The Cure once again signed to Fiction Records for the much anticipated November 1st release of Songs Of A Lost World... and then...

Quote'SONGS OF A LOST WORLD' was written and arranged by Robert Smith, produced and mixed by Robert Smith & Paul Corkett and performed by The Cure - Robert Smith: Voice / guitar / 6string bass / keyboard, Simon Gallup: Bass, Jason Cooper: Drums / percussion, Roger O'Donnell: Keyboard, Reeves Gabrels: Guitar. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales.

The album (in multiple formats) may be pre-ordered here:

https://shopeu.thecure.com/
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dsanchez

For those who want to buy the SONGS OF A LOST WORLD HALF SPEED MASTER 2LP VINYL version (€36,00 vs €28,00 -the standard format-) here a comment on "half speed master":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-speed_mastering

QuoteThe reasons for using this technique vary, but it is generally used for improving the high-frequency response of the finished record.

https://vinylpressing.com.au/blog/vinyl-pressing/half-speed-mastering-what-it-means-with-vinyl-records/

QuoteIf you are a vinyl collector, a half-speed vinyl will be a splendid addition to your collection depending on the kind of music you want to cut onto the record. Half-speed mastering can lead to fuller and smoother treble sounds and can also give a more fulfilling audio experience for music with heavy instrumentation

if you want to get more into the details, check here

https://thesoundofvinyl.us/blogs/vinyl-101/half-speed-mastering
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dsanchez

Robert:

Quoteif I have one regret is that I said anything at all [about SOALW] in 2019

Quotethey key in the history of the band is, if I know what the opening song is, and I know what the closing song is, the album is halfway done
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MeltingMan

Quote from: RSif I have one regret is (...)

Does he mean the interview with Andrew Trendell?

Quote from: RS, 2019I feel intent on it being a 2019 release and would be extremely bitter if it isn't.
I never searched happiness. Who wants happiness?
I've searched pleasure.

(The Picture of Dorian Gray)

dsanchez

Quote from: MeltingMan on September 28, 2024, 18:47:39
Quote from: RSif I have one regret is (...)
Does he mean the interview with Andrew Trendell?

not sure what interview it was, but basically it was the fact that he told about the album way too early and it took him five years to deliver...
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Ulrich

Quote from: dsanchez on September 29, 2024, 12:24:05... basically it was the fact that he told about the album way too early ...

Well in a way I understand his regret, but it's okay now we have a release date and all.

Back in 2019, it was quite nice to have "news" and something to dream about...
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dsanchez

Unconfirmed tracking list:

Alone (approx. 7min)
And Nothing Is Forever (approx. 6min)
A Fragile Thing (approx. 5min)
Warsong (approx. 6min)
Another Happy Birthday (approx. 4min)
Fugue (approx. 5min)
I Can Never Say Goodbye (approx. 6min)
Endsong (approx. 10min)

https://gp-lpz.com/shop/vinyl/the-cure-songs-of-a-lost-world-01-11-2024/
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Curehead_steffa

So exciting!!! What are your thoughts? And on the song alone?I thought it was amazing!❤️
~-Sense of nostalgia for all these dead accounts-~

Ulrich

Quote from: Curehead_steffa on October 05, 2024, 16:30:12So exciting!!! What are your thoughts?

Well it took incredibly long to get the album "finished" (considering first recording happened in 2019), but of course this is exciting news and all is forgiven!

"Alone" sounds like an archetypical Cure song, long instrumental part at first, then Robert's vocals telling about emptiness, love lost etc. Sad & beautiful...
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Ulrich

Quote from: dsanchez on October 02, 2024, 16:24:31Unconfirmed tracking list:

Wasn't quite correct, this is the official tracklist (revealed by the band):

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Rietan

"I wear lipstick, I'm 65," he said. "I'm not the person to stand up to say what's wrong with the world."

Ulrich

Reviewed by John Robb:
QuoteAn album of elegiac, brooding masterpieces that deal with the heartbreak of loss with dark, masterful music dripping with melody, nuance and atmosphere.

To an outsider, the Cure may have had a somewhat schizoid musical journey, from the intense genius of May 1982's Pornography album to the dayglo pop rush of their pop pomp, and yet both, and all the other styles, are crucial to their journey because, like the Beatles in the '60s, The Cure work because, like all the best artists, they are free to embrace any style of music at whim and make it their own.

It's in this emotional and creative space that, after 16 years, they finally release their new album, and it's back to the dark energy Cure. Following its long and arduous journey through the rumour mill has been fascinating – once there was talk of a double and solo album, or the two sides of The Cure coming out on different records. When I was in Rockfield Studios a couple of years ago, the staff there said the band had been in, and a dark and captivating album was getting micro mixed.

They were right.

It may not be the double album that people were hoping for, but value is all about the right stuff and not loads of stuff. The eight tracks pull you into a deeply personal space and into the eye of an emotional hurricane. All the classic Cure hallmarks are there, from that aching bass masterclass to the minimalistic and powerful drum clatter (the drum sounds are great on this album – truly apocalyptic) to Robert's spiralling guitars, and the American former Bowie axeman Reeves Gabrels' lead lines that fit so well into the very English Cure soup. Robert Smith's newly acquired classical piano parts add a new flavour to the mix whilst, astonishingly, his pure voice is untainted by the years and has remained a constant since those long-lost days of the late Seventies.

Songs Of A Lost World is a stunning work that could be their own end song but we know the Cure better than that and there are more twists and turns to come...
Read more at
https://louderthanwar.com/the-cure-songs-of-a-lost-world-album-review/
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Ulrich

Review in The Guardian:
QuoteThe Cure: Songs of a Lost World review – dark, personal and their best since Disintegration

In a video accompanying the arrival of Songs of a Lost World, Robert Smith's explanation of what happened in the 16 years since the last album involves a complex mass of abandoned recording sessions, rash promises about release dates and personal upheaval: his brother and "all my remaining aunties and uncles" died. In a way, these losses seem to have finally spurred Songs of a Lost World into existence.

The album's sound matches the emotional impact of the lyrics. It seems an odd thing to say about an album on which the pace is usually glacial, the majority of songs top out at over five minutes, and the closing track takes longer than that just to reach the first line of vocals, but the music on Songs of a Lost World feels more direct and purposeful than either of its immediate predecessors. Even the slowest tracks have a bruising impact, courtesy of the rhythm section. Simon Gallup's bass provides a visceral growl, and the drums punch through the layered sound in a way that recalls the punishing rhythms of 1982's Pornography. Pared down to eight songs, it's devoid of the filler that leaked on to later Cure albums, where quantity and quality got confused.

It's powerful, possessed of a dark beauty and frequently moving in a manner that feels different to anything they've released before.

Read more at:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/18/the-cure-songs-of-a-lost-world-album-review
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pyota

Question: since orders ship on Oct 30th we won't receive them on the date of release. Does anyone know if orders of the deluxe cd include a download so we can access the music on release day without the use of YouTube?

Ulrich

Quote from: pyota on October 21, 2024, 21:30:59Does anyone know if orders of the deluxe cd include a download so we can access the music on release day...?

Is anyone able to help our friend here with some info?
I only know you can get a download from amazon if you order a cd there.

However, in this case, I'm not gonna order it. I want to go out and buy it in a shop, like I did with most Cure albums since 1985!
Trouble is the first of November is a holiday here (All Saints Day), so the shops won't be open (and the postman won't come). Meaning I will go out on Nov 2nd to get it! Which is convenient, as on Nov 1st I will probably be busy listening to the BBC radio concert and the live stream at night.  :cool
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