From Loudersound.
Robert Smith reports that the deaths of his mother, father and brother have shaped the sound on The Cure’s highly anticipated new album.
Last year, The Cure revealed they were planning their first album since 2008’s 4:13 Dream.
They’ve spend much of the time since then on tour and recently delivered an epic set as Glastonbury headliners and celebrated a triumphant return to Scotland earlier this month – the first time they’ve played in the country for 27 years.
Now, vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith has spoken with NME and revealed that personal loss has shaped the sound of the record – and he’s also revealed the working title.
He says: “It’s very much on the darker side of the spectrum. I lost my mother and my father and my brother recently, and obviously it had an effect on me.
“It’s not relentlessly doom and gloom. It has soundscapes on it, like Disintegration. I was trying to create a big palette – a big wash of sound.”
He adds: “The working title was Live From the Moon, because I was enthralled by the 50th anniversary of the Apollo landing in the summer.
“We had a big moon hanging in the studio and lunar-related stuff lying around. I’ve always been a stargazer.”
The Cure are hoping to complete work on the album later this year.
The band will also release The Cure 40 Live: Curætion 25 + Anniversary on October 18.
Curætion 25: From There To Here / From Here To There was filmed on the final night of the 25th Meltdown festival in 2018 that was curated by Smith – a performance which saw The Cure play a track from each of their studio albums along with new, previously unreleased songs.
Anniversary: 1978-2018 was captured at their British Summer Time show at London’s Hyde Park in 2018 in celebration of The Cure’s 40th anniversary.
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- The Cure - Wish - Picture Disc Edition - RSD Black Friday 2022 - Sealed - UK - picture disc LP - £69.99, $87.49, €81.89 (New Item) (arrived 15-Apr-2024 10:35)on April 19, 2024 at 7:25 pm
THE CURE Wish (RSD Black Friday 2022 UK/EU super limited edition double album 2-LP Picture Disc Edition, an exclusive Record Store Day release commemorating the 30th Anniversary of their much-loved 1992 album, Wish. Housed insidea die-cut display picture sleeve - factory sealed)
- The Cure - The Head On The Door - Deluxe Edition - Digipak - UK - 2-CD album set - £29.99, $37.49, €35.09 (New Item) (arrived 20-Feb-2024 12:25)on April 19, 2024 at 7:25 pm
THE CURE The Head On The Door (2006 UK Deluxe Edition 28-track digitally remastered 2-CD album reissue of their 1985 sixth album including the singles Inbetween Days & Close To Me plus Bonus CD featuring a 18-track collection of previously unreleased Demo Versions & Live Recordings from 1984/85. The two discs look barely played issued within the fold-out digipak complete with a 20-page booklet and 'Deluxe Edition' hype stickered clear printed protective plastic slipcase)
- The Cure - Wish - VG - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £195.00, $243.75, €228.15 (New Item) (arrived 23-Jan-2024 17:05)on April 19, 2024 at 7:25 pm
THE CURE Wish (1992 UK 12-track double vinyl LP including Friday I'm In Love & High, complete with the lyric inners & discography insert. The picture sleeve shows only minor edgewear and scuffing & retains the original hype-sticker. There are a couple of small areas of paper loss & wear to the insert. The vinyl is Very Good with just some light paper scuffs not affecting play FIXH20)
- The Cure - Never Enough -Injection & Paper sleeve - UK - 7" vinyl - £12.00, $15.00, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jan-2024 08:34)on April 19, 2024 at 7:25 pm
THE CURE Never Enough (1990 UK injection label 7" vinyl single, also including Harold & Joe', paper picture sleeve. The delicate sleeve does have some light edge scuffing, but the vinyl looks barely played FICS35)
- The Cure - High - Injection - UK - 7" vinyl - £18.00, $22.50, €21.06 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jan-2024 16:01)on April 19, 2024 at 7:25 pm
THE CURE High (1992 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also includes This Twilight Garden, glossy flipback style card picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some notable scratches to the front, whilst the vinyl reveals only minor signs of play and handling FICS39)
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