When was the last time a band entered a creative renaissance 45 years in? It’s a nigh unheard-of feat, albeit one performed by The Cure with the release of today’s loooooooong-awaited album, Songs Of A Lost World. The praise for it has been universal, with many deeming the eight-song slab of solemnity to be the goth rockers’ best since 1989 magnum opus Disintegration.
Given mastermind Robert Smith’s teased two followup records to come, it seems The Cure are dusting themselves off at a time when most musicians pack it in. And, if album number 14 is indeed the doorway to a new era, the sextet rush in with passion at the accompanying release show.
