The post The Cure’s Songs of a Lost World Is Gothic, Depressive, and Beautiful appeared first on Consequence. Can somebody check on Robert Smith? Usually, angst is seen as a characteristic that ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

The words “long awaited” don’t begin to do justice to the new Cure album. Songs of a Lost World is an album that’s been promised, rumored, dangled, teased, longed for, despaired of, imagined. Cure ...

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In a career spanning more than four decades, the Cure has established itself as one of the most distinctive acts in rock history. The band’s heart is Robert Smith, a frontman whose stage presence and ...

English rock band the Cure released Songs of a Lost World, its first album in 16 years, on Nov. 1, strategically timing the launch to coincide with Halloween. The release stirred excitement among its ...

Anyone who loves The Cure knows that Robert Smith is dedicated to reflective melancholy and evocative lyrics. The man's voice perfectly encapsulates yearning, regret, and agony. As a whole, the band ...

If we asked you the question, which ‘happy’ song genuinely makes you feel uplifted, what springs to mind? Perhaps something timeless, like Lovely Day by Bill Withers, or a selection from the expansive ...

You might think that after being silent for 16 years, The Cure would be in a rush to get things going. Think again. It takes over three minutes of “Alone” — the first song on their new album — before ...

“Lovesong” is a popular Cure song to take on, but nobody has done it quite like famous crooner Adele did back in 2011. This gorgeous cover of The Cure classic was released on her enormously popular ...

“Just Like Heaven” was very much a product of the late 1980s, and it’s surprising to hear a more modern rendition taken on so carefully in such a wildly different genre. German punk outfit Beatsteaks ...