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Robert Smith to talk through The Cure’s ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ on Tim’s Listening Party
Robert Smith will join Tim Burgess for a special run-through of The Cure‘s acclaimed ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘ on an upcoming edition of Tims Listening Party, NME can exclusively reveal.Becoming a favourite among music fans on social media during lockdown as Tim’s Twitter Listening Parties, the format of The Charlatans frontman talking through new and classic albums with the artists behind them found a new home as a podcast and show on Absolute Radio last year.Now, it has been confirmed that Smith has recorded a special version of the show that will be broadcast from 10pm this weekend on Sunday December 8 on Absolute Radio before becoming available on the Rayo app shortly after and being made into a podcast early in the new year.“I’m looking forward very much to my second Listening Party,” Smith told NME, “running through ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ with Tim – this time together in a ‘real life space’ – should be good?”This comes after Smith hosted a run-through of Tim’s Twitter Listening Party for their classic album ‘Wish’ back in November 2022, done from the dressing room after The Cure played the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. It became the third most replayed Listening Party with over 40,000 so far (with Iron Maiden occupying the top two places).
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Robert Smith raises £27,500 for charity with artwork inspired by The Cure’s ‘Songs Of A Lost World’
Robert Smith has raised £27,500 for Heart Research UK with artwork that was inspired by The Cure‘s new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’.Earlier this month, the frontman revealed that he made five works for the anonymous heART project – an online auction featuring 576 postcard-sized pieces, with the identity of the artists only revealed after they are sold.His creations for the 2024 auction are based on tracks from The Cure’s first studio record in 16 years: ‘Drone:Nodrone’, ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye’, ‘Warsong’ and ‘A Fragile Thing’.After the auction ended on November 10, the piece of artwork named after ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye’ was the highest piece sold, reaching £15,500, shortly followed by ‘Warsong’ at £3,974.In a press statement, Smith said that making these pieces “allowed me to combine other passions, expressing emotions reflected on the album in a physical way.”He continues: “What makes it even more satisfying is how this art can help drive change and support vital research which could save millions of lives.”“Over the years, I have sadly seen too many friends and family fall victim to heart disease. By bringing together the creativity of so many talented individuals the anonymous heART project is a wonderful opportunity to share this art and support a great cause.
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The Cure land first Number One album in 32 years with ‘Songs Of A Lost World’: “It is genuinely heartwarming”
The Cure have scored their first Number One UK album in 32 years with ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘.Robert Smith and co’s first full-length record in 16 years – the follow-up to 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream’ – arrived last Friday (November 1) during a week which saw them play two shows at the iconic BBC Radio Theatre before performing their new record in full at London Troxy’s venue the same day their album was released.It outsold the rest of the Top Five combined to reach the summit, which included Sabrina Carpenter‘s ‘Short N’ Sweet’, Tyler, The Creator‘s ‘CHROMAKOPIA’, Charli XCX‘s ‘Brat’ and Ed Sheeran‘s ‘Mathematics (Tour Collection)’.The album also topped the official UK vinyl album charts, surpassing more than 40,000 physical album sales by the midweek alone.Reacting to the news, Smith the Official Charts Company: “It is enormously uplifting, genuinely heartwarming to experience such a wonderful reaction to the release of the new Cure album.“To everyone who has bought it, listened to it, loved it, believed in us over the years – THANK YOU!”Reviewing ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ in a five-star review, NME wrote: “‘Songs Of A Lost World’ feels sufficient enough for the wait we’ve endured, just for being arguably the most personal album of Smith’s career.“Mortality may loom, but there’s colour in the black and flowers on the grave.”In a lengthy interview with Matt Everitt, which saw Smith reveal that The Cure have another new album that’s “virtually finished” – with a third new record also on the way, Smith shared that The Cure plan to tour in 2025.“We’ll start up again next year,” said Smith. “Seriously, I have to finish the second album.
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The Cure surpass 40,000 physical album sales with ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ in UK as they aim for Number One
The Cure have managed to surpass 40,000 physical album sales with their new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ – as they vie to top the UK charts.The goth icons returned last Friday (November 1) with their first studio record in 16 years, which has so far outsold the rest of the UK top 10 combined.Now, Music Week has reported that The Cure are well and truly on their way to a Number One debut, with the record racking up 45,054 sales so far.Over 40,000 of those sales are entirely physical releases, with downloads accounting for over 3,000 sale – and streams only 1,600.For comparison, Tyler, The Creator‘s ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ (which was released on October 28) occupies the Number Two slot, and currently has over 8,400 sales.Reviewing ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ in a five-star review, NME wrote: “‘Songs Of A Lost World’ feels sufficient enough for the wait we’ve endured, just for being arguably the most personal album of Smith’s career.“Mortality may loom, but there’s colour in the black and flowers on the grave.”In a lengthy interview with Matt Everitt, which saw Smith reveal that The Cure have another new album that’s “virtually finished” – with a third new record also on the way, Smith shared that The Cure plan to tour in 2025.“We’ll start up again next year,” said Smith. “Seriously, I have to finish the second album.
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Watch Coheed and Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez cover The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’
Coheed and Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez has covered The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’ – watch footage below.The frontman’s rendition of the 1987 track follows the recent release of the goth band’s long-awaited album, ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, which, as of this Monday (November 4), has outsold the rest of the current UK top 10 combined.Robert Smith and co. released their 14th studio album last Friday (November 1), during a week which saw them play two shows at the iconic BBC Radio Theatre before performing the new record in full at London’s The Troxy on the day of its release.Now, Sanchez has nodded to one of their classics as part of his ongoing covers series, which has seen him perform tracks by Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Jimmy Eat World and more.In the video uploaded yesterday (November 5), the ‘Welcome Home’ singer said he became aware of the song after hearing a “cover done by Dinosaur Jr.“.In the caption, he explained: “They were skaters, so the reference to ‘tricks’ at the top of the song conjured up ideas of a smitten lover’s curiosity for executing kick-flips and rail slides.”He mentioned he “didn’t know much of The Cure’s discography” outside of ‘Boy’s Don’t Cry,’ ‘Disintegration,’ and ‘Wish’, and that the albums that “glued those classics together” were a mystery to him until discovering ‘The Head on the Door’ record.“It’s a strange but powerful relationship to have with a song when your introduction is someone else’s interpretation of it,” Sanchez concluded.

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