The Cure send fans postcards confirming new album title and release date
The Cure have sent fans postcards seemingly confirming their new album title and release date.
READ MORE:Â On the cover â Robert Smith on 40 years of The CureSome fans have taken to social media to share videos and speculate after receiving black postcards embossed to read ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ in scattered letting. At the bottom of the cryptic cards is the date 1/11/24 in Roman numerals, suggesting that their long-awaited album should be set to arrive on November 1.
Earlier this week (September 9), it looked like The Cure were finally teasing a new album, after the band took to their official social media pages, swapping out their previous profile picture for a new one comprised of a different new logo with an all-black background.
Guitarist Reeves Gabrels also shared a link directing fans to the bandâs redesigned website and urged them to sign up for the mailing list. Eden, the son of bassist Simon Gallup (who stood in for his father on a run of 2019 dates), also excited fans by posting the lyrics from new song âAloneâ: âThis is the end of every song that we singâ¦â.
It all led fans to believe that Robert Smith and co were readying to announce some kind of return â which they were collectively hoping was the long-awaited âSongs Of A Lost Worldâ, as the postcards have apparently confirmed.
Some fans of The Cure received these mysterious black cards in the mail today."Songs of a Lost World" I-XI-MMXXIVThis translates to 1-11-2024 or November 1st, 2024. All Hallows and Day of the Dead.
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— Simon Aston ãã (@SimonAston12) September 12, 2024
Anyone else receive a postcard in the mail today confirming the release date for the long awaited album from @thecure #SongsofaLostWorld pic.twitter.com/yKytBNBmEp
— Andrew (@theboytemps) September 12, 2024
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— Andrew (@theboytemps) September 12, 2024
The news comes ahead of the release of the bandâs two new songs as live recordings that will be a double A-side for climate charity âEarth Percentâ.
Released via Naked Record Club â a record label that releases limited edition records on sustainable vinyl â âThe Cure â Novembre: Live in France 2022â is a double A-Side 12â Eco-Vinyl single featuring two live tracks that were recorded during the French leg of the bandâs âShows Of A Lost Worldâ tour.
The first song, âAnd Nothing Is Foreverâ was recorded live in Montpellier at the Sud de France Arena on November 8 2022, while âI Can Never Say Goodbyeâ was recorded live in Toulouse, Zénith, on November 13 2022. These are the first new tracks from The Cure in 16 years.
Back in 2022, The Cure also performed two other new tracks titled âAloneâ and âEndsongâ while kicking off their world tour. All of the unreleased songs are speculated to be featured on the bandâs long-awaited new album, âSongs Of A Lost World’, which would mark their first LP in 16 years, following from 2008âs â4:13 Dreamâ.
In a four-star review of their live performance at Londonâs OVO Arena Wembley during that year, NME noted Smith took the time to promise âthat the new songs âwonât be new for much longer.’â
The review also described the new tracks, sharing: âThe ticking clock piano rhythms and rolling bass of âA Fragile Thingâ accompany the promise that thereâs ânothing you can do to change the endâ, while âEndsongâ is a stunning, sprawling soundscape to portray Smith utterly lost in a universe where thereâs âNothing left of all I lovedâ.
“The truly devastating heart of the new material previewed comes with âI Can Never Say Goodbyeâ â where howling guitars match the singerâs fear of âshadows growing closer nowâ as âsomething wicked this way comes, to steal away my brotherâs lifeâ. You feel that these songs are for those who mean the world to him.”
Speaking to NME backstage at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, Smith took the time to exclusively confirm that The Cureâs next album would be titled âSongs Of A Lost Worldâ, sharing: âItâs got artwork, itâs got a running order, itâs almost done! Theyâre so slow because of vinyl, but it might come in September. Iâd rather it just came out. I canât stand the anticipation.â
He also revealed more about its sister record and his anticipated solo album. âSo Iâve been working on two Cure albums, and one of them is finished,â he added. âUnfortunately, itâs the second one thatâs finished. [On the other] Iâve got to do four vocals, and there are 10 songs on each album. Weâre mixing next month on April 1, so Iâve got three weeks left.â
Asked about the sound of the upcoming records, Smith revealed: âWell the first Cure album is relentless doom and gloom. Itâs the doomiest thing that weâve ever done. The second one is upbeat, and my [solo] one wonât be out until next year.”
Elsewhere, Rodger OâDonnell recently revealed that he was diagnosed with blood cancer last year. The band’s keyboardist shared the news last week (September 1) on the first day of Blood Cancer Awareness Month.
He took to his official X/Twitter account to reveal that he was âdiagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of lymphomaâ back in September 2023 and has since since recovered.
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The Cure send fans postcards confirming new album title and release date
The Cure send fans postcards confirming new album title and release date
The Cure send fans postcards confirming new album title and release date
The Cure send fans postcards confirming new album title and release date
The Cure send fans postcards confirming new album title and release date
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