THE GUARDIAN ***** ‘The Cure’s best album since Disintegration’
THE TIMES ***** ‘A decaying masterpiece’
NME ***** ‘A masterful reflection on loss’
CLASSIC POP ***** ‘Masterpiece that muses on mortality’
LOUDER THAN WAR ***** ‘A stunning work’
UNCUT 9/10 ‘An immersive, graceful beauty’
ROLLING STONE US **** ‘The best Cure album since Disintegration’
THE OBSERVER **** ‘Full of fight and electricity, with melodies to spare’
MOJO **** ‘The same concentrated intensity as Disintegration’

01 NOVEMBER 2024 (TORONTO, ON) — THE CURE’s long-awaited, critically acclaimed new album, 'SONGS OF A LOST WORLD', their first new release in 16 years, is out now.

The band will be performing their only scheduled show of the year tonight at Troxy in London, which will be live streamed on The Cure’s YouTube page Show Of A Lost World The Cure Live At Troxy

Tomorrow night, BBC2 will air a special evening of Cure programming to celebrate the release of 'SONGS OF A LOST WORLD'.

THE CURE NIGHT BBC 2 - 2nd NOVEMBER 2024

20:10 - The Cure at the BBC
Classic and rare footage of The Cure from the BBC Archives.

21:10 - The Cure: Radio 2 in Concert
An exclusive live show recorded this week.

23:10 - That Was Then...This is Now: The Cure
Documentary about The Cure first broadcast on 8th August 1988 on BBC2.

23:45 - The Cure at Glastonbury
Recorded live on 30th June 2019, this was the fourth time that The Cure headlined the festival.

01:45 - Rock Around the Clock Live at Glasgow Barrowlands, 25th August 1984.
Originally shown as part of BBC 2’s 15 hours of continuous music programming, Rock Around The Clock.

Initially formed in 1978, The Cure has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, headlined the Glastonbury festival four times and been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. They are considered to be one of the most influential bands to ever come out of the UK.

'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.

Robert Smith created the sleeve concept, and Andy Vella, a long-time Cure collaborator, handled the album's art and design. The cover art features 'Bagatelle', a 1975 sculpture by Janez Pirnat.