In an extensive interview with John Kennedy from RadioX, Robert Smith announced that the next The Cure album "is expected to be released hopefully before next summer". He also said the album will have ten songs, "is not as dark" as SOALW and confirmed "It Can Never Be The Same" will be featured there. Watch the full interview here:
https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/the-cure/robert-smith-reveals-secret-preserving-his-voice/
Yeah sure, 16 years without any albums (except for live recordings) and then 2 come along at once...