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At Shrewsbury train station, there is a poster advertising The Cure’s new album, Songs of a Lost World. The confident, monochrome minimalism of the art is at odds with the rambling Victorian brickwork, yet there is a kind of sympathy there also.

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Oasis leader Noel Gallagher might be a long-time fan of The Cure, but, not for the first time, his little brother Liam doesn't share his opinion

Robert Smith says getting first chart-topper since 1992’s Wish is ‘enormously uplifting’ and ‘genuinely heartwarming’

Material from new album Songs of a Lost World fits perfectly amid two hours’ worth of back-catalogue hits, all performed with giddy intensity

At the intimate Troxy venue, The Cure celebrate the newly released Songs Of A Lost World and so much more, offering three hours of surprises, singalongs and pure emotion

As The Cure return to the stage with their first album in 16 years, their leader is employing a setup that defiantly rejects contemporary tonal wisdom

THE COUNTDOWN: As the rock pioneers release their first album in 16 years, Mark Beaumont forgoes all singles and picks the best songs spanning a four-decade career