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QuoteThe first one will definitely be out soon, we're wrapping it up now and it's going to be mixed. But until it's completed, no one will believe me. I look forward to it coming out more than anyone else, trust me!

https://www.spin.com/2020/02/robert-smith-says-the-cure-will-release-a-new-album-soon/

Finally some news on the album, thanks for sharing!  :smth023

Nothing's promised, but it looks hopeful that I won't have to eat my old hat (as I'd said I was certain the album should be out before Xmas 2020)...

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Hm, the current situation might lead to more delays (in my humble etc.)...  :1f637:

Assuming Robert was at work mixing the album (as he said), probably the other band members did not need to be there, but a producer, engineers, assistants etc. would be present. In theory, this could be done with the necessary distance - my thinking is: would Robert want to go into a studio? Or rather send the engineers (etc.) home to be with their family? He did not seem in a hurry to finish the album, so I can imagine him spending time with Mary at home.

Then we have the one show the band announced for summer 2020 (sadly might be cancelled anway), which the band viewed as the "full stop" of the 2019 festivals. Thus, I imagine, they would not go out on tour before 2021. Now I still hope the album will be out late 2020, but I'm not that certain any more.  :neutral-face

Let's hope for news at some point in time...

Even if the album was finished I think it will still be a while before it is ready for sale. I think most Cure fans would prefer to buy a 'physical' copy on CD or vinyl rather than downloading. There would be no point in marketing a record if the shops that sell them are closed.

Quote from: sandgrounder on April 21, 2020, 13:12:34Even if the album was finished I think it will still be a while before it is ready for sale.

That is true, simply because it takes a while until the record company gets the booklet, cd's and vinyl pressed, they'll want to start a marketing campaign, plus they need to send advance copies to music papers etc.!

If there were a release date planned before June 2020, we would already have heard about it.

Anyway, I would hope the shops will be open again way before late 2020 (if not, there's still the online retailers like amazon etc.)!

https://www.nme.com/news/music/robert-smith-says-hes-spent-this-year-finishing-off-the-cures-new-album-and-a-solo-record-2749119

QuoteHaving revealed to NME earlier this year that the band had been hard at work on "two new albums and an hour of noise", now Smith has said that a year trapped inside due to COVID restrictions has made him very productive. The frontman was speaking on BBC 6 Music today (Wednesday September 9) to introduce his new collaboration with Gorillaz, which he said Damon Albarn first sent to him when he was "in the middle of finishing off the big song at the end of The Cure album" which he described as "10 minutes of intense doom and gloom".

Speaking of his life throughout the coronavirus lockdown, Smith said: "I feel really sorry for the people who had plans this year, it's been a disaster. From my own perspective it's great that we got so much done last year. This year has just been – just not a year – it's just been completely weird.

Our whole idea for this year was really finishing off the album we started last year, me finishing off the solo album and also, finishing digitising decades of stuff in order to make this film with Tim Pope about the history of the band. So,  it's actually benefited me because there have been no other distractions, so I've actually got a lot of what I wanted to do, done."

Update from Reeves:

https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/136989/The-Cure-s-comeback-album-is-heavy-and-dark

QuoteIt's a heavy and dark record. I don't think there are any short songs on there.

"The description of Lou Reed's 'Berlin' when it came out was that it was the "'Sgt Pepper' of depression" – I don't know if we're that psychedelic but we are that depressed.

"It was a tough couple of years for everybody. A by-product of getting older is that people around you keep dying. We all lost relatives. Robert lost his brother, I lost a step-dad and father-in-law – while we were on the road too, which meant there was more strain."

The group have recorded so many songs, Reeves isn't sure just how many albums frontman Robert Smith is planning.

He added in an interview with Uncut magazine: "We started the record in January 2019 in Wales – we went in for about two months.

"We'd all been writing before that. So we got together and listened to it all, learned it, went into the studio and recorded it.

"There's enough material for two or three records, a lot of stuff.

"So one of the problems, when you've got enough for two records, is deciding which songs to bring to completion.

"Right now, I'm not 100 per cent sure where we're at. Are we at a record and a half? Are we two records finished?

Check out what Robert posted on Twitter today...

https://twitter.com/RobertSmith/status/1394092305129291777?s=19
He was referring to a charity event Jason was involved in, but notice the last line:
#wheresthenewalbum?

Hmmm... what do you all think... is he just being a stirrer?

Quote from: word_on_a_wing on May 17, 2021, 12:08:23#wheresthenewalbum?

Hmmm... what do you all think... is he just being a stirrer?

Stirring the pot is such a delightful hobby, don't you think?  :angel  Especially when other people keep nagging you about something they want.  "Pleeeaase, I want the icecream NOW!  Noooow!"  Wouldn't you stir? I certainly would, but then I'm evil.  :evil:  :winking_tongue

@word_on_a_wing, have a look at the drumathon topic David just posted, and what Jason Cooper has to say about this matter.  :beaming-face

I also liked Robert Smith's wording in the comments you linked to, promoting this charity event.  "Jason Cooper, drumming god" - Brett has been threatening for a long time now to get his own CF login to start a new topic with exactly that title, just to stir up the naysayers - but @Ulrich prefers a quiet life, I'm sure.   :angel

Have Robert Smith's several hundred nephews and nieces never explained to him that writing in CAPS LOCK is considered "shouting"? Surely they must have...

"New album" - that's been a good one since 2018 already!  :lol:

"Sometime soon" is what Jason said - well let's hope so.  :cool

(Whenever I see "caps lock" in connection with The Cure I think "oh it must be Robert himself".)

OK, I just saw something I thought I'd drop in here, in case anyone is stressing because The Cure are now largely around 60 years old.


Yes yes, we know their live performances are better than ever, but I'd just like you all to contemplate how many more albums one could theoretically make in 20 years...  :yum:

Brett is saying, "At this rate..." but that's not the point; good things come to those who wait etc and sometimes things take a while until they are exactly how you want them to be, no matter how old you are (and especially if you can still buy groceries regardless of how long you take).

From an instrumental perspective, this pianist is showing you can still be super sharp at 80. Good genes and a healthy lifestyle help, and that includes continuing to challenge your brain throughout your life instead of feeling you've arrived.  :cool

https://www.loudersound.com/news/robert-smith-says-the-cure-have-recorded-two-new-albums

QuoteRobert Smith has revealed that two new albums by The Cure have been recorded. Smith made the remarks during an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, where he was interviewed alongside Chvrches about their new collaboration, How Not To Drown, which was released yesterday. 

"Probably in about six weeks time I'll be able to say when everything's coming out and what we're doing next year and everything," said Smith. "So we were doing two albums and one of them's very, very doom and gloom and the other one isn't. And they're both very close to being done. I just have to decide who's going to mix them. That's really all I've got left to do."

https://www.stereogum.com/2149872/robert-smith-explains-why-hes-made-an-album-without-the-cure-ive-always-wanted-to-do-an-hours-worth-of-noise/news/

QuoteSmith has been talking about releasing new Cure albums for years now, but it seems like he has a solo album in the works too.
"The reason I was doing something on my own was for exactly the same reason I was doing collaborations; I've always wanted to do an hour's worth of noise, and I didn't want it... The Cure, you wait 10 years and then we bring out an album that's just noise. So it was just like, 'No,'" he explained. "That was me doing the rest of the band. That 'no' was a band no. So I've been just having fun with that really."

Apparently the band's "press release" for the tour 2022 talks about the new album (no title, no release date yet):

Quote from: undefinedFans will be treated to a 135 minute show, with mention in a press release of a "67 minute" new album that is yet to be announced.

In a tweet to fans, Smith also confirmed that shows in the rest of the world were being "finalised" and would "announced in due course" – as well as promising to air material from the new album.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-cure-announce-uk-and-european-tour-for-2022-3111944

My desire to listen to a new Cure album is overwhelming too...

QuoteThe band just announced that they've added a third night at London's SSE Arena at Wembley in December, and those concerts wrap up their fall European/UK tour. Updated dates are listed below.

With that news, Robert went on Twitter with his caps lock on to address some questions fans around the world are wondering. "YES, WE WILL BE PLAYING A LOT OF OTHER SHOWS IN PLACES THAT ARE NOT EUROPE... BUT THERE DOESN'T SEEM MUCH POINT ANNOUNCING ANY MORE THAN THAT UNTIL WE ANNOUNCE ACTUAL DATES... WHICH WILL BE VERY SOON."

And then on the subject of new music, he tweeted, "WE WILL BE PERFORMING SONGS FROM A NEW ALBUM WHEN WE NEXT PLAY... OR WE WON'T BE PLAYING AT ALL! AND I REALLY WANT TO PLAY... SO THAT MEANS..." and then finally "...IT MEANS MY DESIRE TO RELEASE A NEW ALBUM IS OVERWHELMING! X"

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-cures-robert-smith-my-desire-to-release-a-new-album-is-overwhelming/

QuoteSo I've been working on two Cure albums, and one of them is finished," Smith told NME. "Unfortunately, it's the second one that's finished. [On the other] I've got to do four vocals, and there are 10 songs on each album. We're mixing next month on April 1, so I've got three weeks left.

He continued: "I know what it's called – it's called 'Songs Of The Lost World'. It's got artwork, it's got a running order, it's almost done! They're so slow because of vinyl, but it might come in September. I'd rather it just came out. I can't stand the anticipation.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-cure-robert-smith-interview-new-album-solo-songs-of-the-lost-world-3173769

And another "update" on the new album:

https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-cure-new-album-songs-of-a-lost-world-interview-update-relentless-tour-3229589

QuoteHaving long teased the band's long-awaited "merciless" new record – after telling us that two new albums were on the way back at the last NME Awards back in 2020 – Smith revealed to NME earlier this year that one of them would be "real very soon" and would be called 'Songs Of A Lost World'.

Then today (Thursday May 19), after he and bandmate and songwriting partner Simon Gallup picked up the Icon Award at the Ivor Novellos, Smith again gave reassurance that the album was on the way and would be out before their upcoming winter tour.

"We will be releasing a new album," Smith told NME. "I get fed up of saying this now! We will be playing from October and the new album will be out before then. We walked on [stage at the Ivors today] to a bit of new music, actually. Hopefully no one recorded it!"

"Reeves [Gabrels] our guitar player has come over from America for the day just to finish a couple of solos, I've got to finish a couple of vocals," he revealed. "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.

Smith continued: "It'll be worth the wait. I think it's the best thing we've done, but then I would say that. I'm not doing an Oasis when I say that, 'IT'S THE BEST FOOKIN' ALBUM'. A lot of the songs are difficult to sing, and that's why it's taken me a while."

Discussing the themes and character of the long-awaited follow-up to 2008's '4:13 Dream', Smith said that the album "doesn't have very much light on it" and that it sounds "more like 'Disintegration' than 'Head On The Door'."

"It's pretty relentless, which will appeal to the hardcore of our audience, but I don't think we'll be getting any Number One singles off it or anything like that!" he laughed. "It's been quite harrowing, like it has for everyone else.

"I've been more privileged than most, but lockdown and COVID has affected me in as much as I've lost an entire generation of aunts and uncles in under a year. It's things like that which have informed the way I've been with the record."

Smith added: "Essentially we recorded two albums in 2019. I've been trying to finish two at the same time, which is pretty much impossible. One is nearly ready to go."
As for the mysterious second record that they've been working on, Smith said Cure fans would likely have to wait a little longer to hear that.

"While there are a handful of really good songs, I've kind of fallen out of love with others so we're going to have to record another four or five perhaps," he said. "If it gets finished, it's very upbeat. It's the flip-side to the first one.
"I can't wait to sing it, actually. I feel quite distraught singing the same songs over and over again."

...
Asked if the gigs will be their legendary usual three hours plus in length, he replied: "Not if my band has anything to do with it! It will be slightly shorter than in the past, if I'm honest. It will be about two and a quarter hours, I think. That's short!

"There will be a smattering of new stuff as we play through. Essentially the strength of the band live is the catalogue and the songs that we've got so it would be pretty dumb to play an hour of new music. Although some people would prefer us to do that!"

Smith added: "The size of the venues we're playing, you need to engage everyone in the venue. You can't just concentrate on the handful of people down the front. If it happens it'll be great...that's if Europe exists by the time we start..."

I wanna add: hopefully someone recorded that piece of new music they walked out to... ;)

https://youtube.com/shorts/EnQKbqgokLE?feature=share


Not much though... sounds a bit like a bloodflower track

Thanks for sharing this yt link with a little bit of new music (sounds a little bit like "Pictures of you" to me)!  :smth023

actually it reminds of Underneath The Stars , i think

Now I'm cautiously optimistic for the new album. I can't be the only one who was worried it was going to be more 4:13 dream style stuff ...

High expectations of the new album after hearing these live in Riga.

About the "new" song performed for the first time on May 23rd:

https://www.spin.com/2023/05/the-cure-another-happy-birthday/

QuoteThe Cure has already debuted a host of material expected to appear on its in-progress first album in 15 years, and last night (May 23) at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, the Robert Smith-led group unveiled another new song with roots that go back more than 25 years.

"Another Happy Birthday" is known to have existed in demo form by 1997, when it was described by Smith in an MTV interview as "unlike anything the Cure have done before. It's not a verse-chorus-verse type of song, but more fluid," but it has never been officially released. An instrumental demo of the song has been floating around on YouTube for years.

The version performed last night is imbued with Smith's characteristically melancholy lyrics, such as "Pour myself another glass / turn off all the lights/ and sit for a while / aching alone / waiting in the dark for you." It's unknown whether "Another Happy Birthday" is earmarked for Songs of the Lost World, which has no release date.

This is "only" about 2 new t-shirts (benefitting UNHCR), but note they do mention the "UPCOMING ALBUM"!

QuoteTWO NEW T-SHIRTS BENEFITTING UNHCR   
"REMEMBER ME TONIGHT" PART OF THE LYRIC TO 'AND NOTHING IS FOREVER' THE SECOND SONG OF THE UPCOMING 'SONGS OF A LOST WORLD' ALBUM. ORDER AT HTTPS://LNK.TO/REMEMBERMETONIGHT

https://www.facebook.com/thecure/

(They even give away that it'll be the 2nd song on it.)

Quote from: Ulrich on February 28, 2024, 12:41:09This is "only" about 2 new t-shirts (benefitting UNHCR), but note they do mention the "UPCOMING ALBUM"!

QuoteTWO NEW T-SHIRTS BENEFITTING UNHCR 
"REMEMBER ME TONIGHT" PART OF THE LYRIC TO 'AND NOTHING IS FOREVER' THE SECOND SONG OF THE UPCOMING 'SONGS OF A LOST WORLD' ALBUM. ORDER AT HTTPS://LNK.TO/REMEMBERMETONIGHT

https://www.facebook.com/thecure/

(They even give away that it'll be the 2nd song on it.)

The green/red letters is in clear support to Palestine. Going to buy that t-shirt NOW! :)

https://shopuk.thecure.com/products/remember-me-tonight-green-pink-t-shirt?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=2ce4e97d5&pr_rec_pid=7669364818101&pr_ref_pid=7663119532213&pr_seq=uniform

Simon Gallup answers a fan on Facebook (https://twitter.com/Davide_Consoli/status/1776193735736308046/photo/2) who was skeptical about the new album being made at all:

"Yes there is [the new album being recorded/mixed] choose to believe us or not, we've never played the same game as all other groups... we don't want to save up and buy private islands by releasing stuff and getting it wrong... been like that since day one... if you want normal go and buy depeche mode, Radiohead, Nick Cave etc... New Order do the same as us"

Quote from: dsanchez on April 14, 2024, 10:44:22who was skeptical about the new album being made at all

Wonder how that did happen after all the "it will be released later this year" almost every year since 2019 or so!  :lol:
(Robert said it will be out before the 2022 touring starts, now we have 2024!)

But I myself never had a doubt there had been recordings (and maybe after the songs being played live, there were some re-recordings too?), also it is known that Robert can be quite a perfectionist when it comes to mixing and stuff... All we can do is wait and see.  :cool

So if I understand Simon correctly, the new album is basically ready for publication. :smth023 
In ten to fifteen years, some dream islands no longer exist ... I was informed. ;)

Quote from: MeltingMan on April 15, 2024, 12:47:29So if I understand Simon correctly, the new album is basically ready for publication.

No, that's not how I understood his comment. He basically says these things take time and unless they're completely happy with how it turns out, it won't be released yet. (More mixing, more tweaking?)

Quote from: Ulrich on April 15, 2024, 13:27:18(More mixing, more tweaking?)

We all know where this is going...

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Quote from: Matti on April 15, 2024, 18:16:02We all know where this is going...

 :lol:  XD

Quote from: MeltingMan on April 15, 2024, 12:47:29In ten to fifteen years, some dream islands no longer exist ...

Yeah well, who knows, I don't wanna wait that long for this album...

...I have to stop myself so that my emotions don't get the best of me, but it was Simon who said already years ago "We don't need a new album." and no one contradicted him - not even Robert. Man... are we really that st*p*d? No.  :frowning:

Quote from: MeltingMan on April 15, 2024, 19:08:41...I have to stop myself so that my emotions don't get the best of me, but it was Simon who said already years ago "We don't need a new album." ...

Well, with the impressive "body of work" The Cure has already delivered in the past, no one really "needs" a new album, but it would make us (the fans) happy, I guess?

Plus, most of us have heard the new songs at the concerts (and/or on youtube), so they DO exist. Of course, being "old-fashioned", I do want new songs on a piece of plastic I can listen to (vinyl or cd), preferably with a nice booklet incl. lyrics.

Now all we need is some more patience until Robert & Co. finally decide "it is ready for release".  :cool

Quote from: UlrichWell, with the impressive "body of work" The Cure has already delivered in the past, no one really "needs" a new album, but it would make us (the fans) happy, I guess?

Nobody denies that seriously. I defend myself against the assumption of we fans are impatient and insatiable. Many are now at an age when they are realistic enough to recognize whether they are sold for st*p*d or not. If The Cure is of the opinion that they would only do the fans a favor with the publication (because you don't need it yourself, etc. etc.) then I say: Leave it! Unless you want to give away a masterpiece (!). And there has never been ...

Quote from: MeltingMan on April 17, 2024, 09:26:44... then I say: Leave it!

It's way too late for that, I think. They already played many of the songs live and thus we (the fans) heard most of them.
They recorded something and Robert has been mixing and tweaking it. According to above-mentioned post about the t-shirts they already know the order of the songs on the album (and they gave away the title long ago)!!

Quote from: MeltingMan on April 17, 2024, 09:26:44Unless you want to give away a masterpiece

That, in my humble opinion, is Robert's "problem": it might be the last album they ever make (or maybe not, in any way the last one is a looong time ago), thus he wants every aspect of it to be "perfect" (to his own ears, we might not hear the difference)!

As someone once said: "It'll be ready when it's ready".  :cool

I've heard some of the songs from the album that were recorded live.and I have to say it is the most beautiful bittersweet album ever. I really like end song
https://youtu.be/QKwhA1A_qn4?si=ISzN4JAOvD5wty-r
Literally brought me to tears. I will be patient and wait the time,however long it takes for this gorgeous album to release

Quote from: Curehead_steffa on April 25, 2024, 01:46:01Literally brought me to tears.

Same here, when I heard "Alone" and "Endsong" at the concert in late '22, the tears were flowing...  :'(

https://www.thecure.com/lyrics/youre-happy-kill/

sorry, seams to be an old fart.....!

Quote from: Rietan on August 05, 2024, 16:59:50sorry, seams to be an old fart.....!

No problem, feel free to post any news you can find, if it turns out as "nothing new" we'll find out soon enough.  :cool

By looking at this, it seems the SOALW album announcement is imminent...

www.thecure.com

Well one day it has to happen...  :)

(Btw, this "logo" appears on their FB site too, title pic & profile pic.)

Happy days  :cool

Quote from: dsanchez on September 09, 2024, 14:33:45By looking at this, it seems the SOALW album announcement is imminent...

www.thecure.com

Or we'll be still waiting in 10 years.  :oops:

https://post-punk.com/the-cure-tease-big-news-release-of-new-album-possibly-imminent/

QuoteThe band's social media channels ignited a wave of speculation among fans earlier today as they updated their profile pictures to a stark new logo against a pitch-black background—a move that has been interpreted as a sign that Robert Smith and his bandmates gearing up for the release of Songs Of A Lost World.

Adding fuel to the fire, guitarist Reeves Gabrels has encouraged fans to head to The Cure's redesigned website and join their mailing list—another clue that something major is on the horizon. Meanwhile, Simon Gallup's son, Eden, cryptically shared lyrics from the unreleased track "Alone."

QuoteReeves Gabrels has encouraged fans to head to The Cure's redesigned website and join their mailing list

Done! I'm so excited... :)

https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-cure-send-fans-postcards-confirming-new-album-title-and-release-date-3793374

QuoteSome fans have taken to social media to share videos and speculate after receiving black postcards embossed to read 'Songs Of A Lost World' in scattered letting. At the bottom of the cryptic cards is the date 1/11/24 in Roman numerals, suggesting that their long-awaited album should be set to arrive on November 1.

Earlier this week (September 9), it looked like The Cure were finally teasing a new album, after the band took to their official social media pages, swapping out their previous profile picture for a new one comprised of a different new logo with an all-black background.

https://www.stereogum.com/2280206/the-cure-announce-new-album-songs-of-a-lost-world-in-postcards-and-hometown-pub-poster/news/

QuoteAccording to a wealth of social media posts, Cure fans have begun receiving postcards from the band indicating that the long-teased Songs Of A Lost World will be released on Nov. 1. Furthermore, a poster promoting the album is up in the window of the Railway, the pub in Smith's hometown of Crawley where the band played its earliest gigs.

It IS official now, release date for the new album "Songs of a Lost World" will be November 1st, 2024.

The band posted this on various channels:

QuoteAND THEN...
#SONGSOFALOSTWORLD

Added were photos of the aforementioned cards and the poster in Crawley.

https://www.facebook.com/thecure

https://x.com/thecure

https://www.instagram.com/thecure/

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Besides Crawley, there's a campaign (a little bit bigger) in Madrid to promote the album too:

Quote from: Ulrich on September 16, 2024, 18:45:42It IS official now, release date for the new album "Songs of a Lost World" will be November 1st, 2024.

The band posted this on various channels:

Indeed...it's happening!

Can't believe after so many years. I'm so happy and anxious at the same time. But it will be unforgivable as it always is.

The band has launched this domain as well:

songsofalost.world

https://post-punk.com/the-cure-launch-secret-songs-of-a-lost-world-website-and-whatsapp-channel/ (https://post-punk.com/the-cure-launch-secret-songs-of-a-lost-world-website-and-whatsapp-channel/)

anyone manage to join the WhatsApp channel? I couldn't find it.

Quote from: pyota on September 17, 2024, 05:13:18anyone manage to join the WhatsApp channel? I couldn't find it.

you need to sign up on songsofalost.world

after doing this, you will get a mail with a link (sharing it below) to join the whatsapp channel

https://zaphod.vvhp.net/v-v/AxtY9gIa620858-17325168

Quote from: SusannaRS on September 16, 2024, 20:46:51But it will be unforgivable as it always is.

Let's hope it won't be that bad.  ;)  :winking_tongue

But I guess you meant to say "unforgettable".  :cool

Quote from: dsanchez on September 16, 2024, 20:51:05The band has launched this domain as well:

songsofalost.world

Snippet of "Alone" is now online there to listen to!  :smth023

https://post-punk.com/the-cure-shares-snippets-of-alone-from-songs-of-a-lost-world/

QuoteThe Cure have once again proven their knack for cryptic allure, dropping enigmatic breadcrumbs teasing the next chapter in their storied career. This time, it comes in the form of a tantalizing clip for the song "Alone," which is likely to be the first single from their long-awaited new album Songs of a Lost World. For those who've been following their sprawling 2022-2023 tour, "Alone" was the curtain-raiser for their live set—a brooding, slow-burner that immediately cast a lunar shadow over the night.

The band, ever the purveyors of mystery, shared parts of the clip via their mailing list and WhatsApp channel, with subscribers receiving a message containing the ominous lyric, "This is the end of every song we sing." Then, in a typically oblique fashion, another message arrived: "Want to hear 'Alone?'" A simple "YES" sent fans spiraling into a digital scavenger hunt, leading them to return to the newly unveiled Songs of a Lost World website. With a few cryptic clicks—specifically once again changing the Roman numerals to the album's release date, "I XI MMXXIV"—listeners were greeted with the stone-face image (which was previously used on tour badges and credentials during 2022 and 2023) this time accompanied by a snippet of Smith's plaintive voice delivering those foreboding lyrics.

Meanwhile, billboards promoting Songs of a Lost World have begun cropping up in cities around the globe, further cementing the sense that something monumental is on the horizon. The signs—literal and figurative—point toward GPS coordinates leading to a Tower in Robert Smith's hometown of Blackpool, where it all began, and a November 1 release date. However, The Cure remains tight-lipped on confirming details...

"Alone" will debut this September 26th in BBC Radio 6. Details below:

Yes! Here 2 articles about it:

https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/the-cure/alone-new-single-release-date-details/

QuoteThe Cure have confirmed details of their first new single in 16 years.

Titled Alone, the song is taken from the band's forthcoming album Songs Of A Lost World.

Alone will be available from midday BST on Thursday 26th September on the band's original label, Fiction.

The single artwork has been designed by The Cure's long-term collaborator, Andy Vella, who has been working with the band since the 1981 single Primary.

https://www.clashmusic.com/news/the-cure-will-release-new-single-alone-this-week/

QuoteThe Cure will release new single 'Alone' later this week.

This Thursday listen BBC Radio 6 here

https://bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_6music

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'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.

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