Songs Of A Lost World
by The Cure
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Best of 2024
Dan KletterBeen a lifelong fan through the ups and downs. Songs of a Lost World finally recaptures the band’s essence after being a bit lost and wandering. Have to agree with Andy Miller, Robert Smith’s lyrics, while still bleak as ever, demonstrate a new level of maturity. Last year they opened each show with “Alone”, so we all got a lovely teaser. Worth the wait.
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Mark- Genre: Gothic, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock, New Wave. It's worth noting that front man Robert Smith has rejected the notion that The Cure is a goth band, and has said the group defies easy genre classification.
- Influenced by: Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Velvet Underground, Echo & the Bunnymen, David Bowie, Roxy Music.
- Similar Artists: Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Interpol, Editors, The Killers.
- About this album: The first new release of new material from "The Cure" in sixteen years. For the first time since 1985's "The Head on the Door," all the songs on the album were composed entirely by singer/guitarist Robert Smith. It's also the first studio album to feature guitarist Reeves Gabrels. Decades in the making, the album was released a day after Halloween 2024 at Smith's request. While the album maintains the band's signature sound, it has a strong post-punk influence and is reminiscent of The Cure's earlier work. It features Smith's signature ethereal vocals, atmospheric textures, and driving rhythms. It's melodic, haunting, pretty much all the things. And while it definitely harkens back to the past, it still manages to feel remarkably relevant and contemporary. "Songs Of A Lost World" is an exploration of loss, mortality, and Erikson's seventh stage of life. There's commentary on growing older, on losing peers. It's true. Gen X's own Lord Byron (who is himself actually a Baby Boomer) isn't getting any younger. But people like Dylan, Cohen, Cash and other great singer-songwriters have arguably produced some of their best work in the later stages of their careers. If "Songs Of A Lost World" is the last new album from The Cure, it would be a fitting and epic end. But, it isn't likely going to be. Smith has already said there's yet another new LP in the works. We can only hope anything the band releases in the future will be as good as this one. Who knows? It might even be better.
- Metacritic Score: 93 (universal acclaim).
- Grammy Nominations: Best Alternative Music Album.
- Song To Sample: "Lost," a haunting and atmospheric track that showcases Smith's distinctive vocals and the band's signature sound.
- Trivia Bonus: The Cure was originally called Malice, then Easy Cure, before becoming The Cure in 1978.
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Gothic Rock, Alternative Rock, Dream Pop
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2024: Some Favs
Darby Dixon IIIThis album's great and if it means more people go back and rediscover that Bloodflowers is actually really great too then that makes this all the greater.
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AerynMusic to cry to. I’m so blown away by this album after one listen.
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Best of 2024
Jason DettbarnEveryone knows The Cure, so no introduction needed. What you do need to know is this is their best album in a while, probably since Disintegration.
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