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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).

The Cure will release the live show they played on the night of the release of ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ as a live album this month.Titled ‘Songs Of A Live World Troxy London MMXXIV’, the album will be released in multiple physical formats on December 13 via Fiction/Polydor, with all of the band’s royalties being donated to the charity War Child.As well as a single CD and a single clear vinyl LP, there will a double CD version, single and double LP blood red vinyl editions and a double LP including an instrumental version of the album to follow on February 14. You can pre-order your copy here.A post shared by The Cure (@thecure)The show took place on November 1 at London’s Troxy in front of 3000 fans, and was livestreamed for free on YouTube to more than a million people (you can still watch it here).

The Cure have released a new EP, ‘A Fragile Thing’, containing a live version of the single and a remix by Robert Smith. Listen below.The original track appears on the band’s 14th studio album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, which was released earlier this month and follows 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream’.Today (November 29), Smith and co.

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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.

The Cure’s ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ is currently the best-selling album in the US, based on physical sales.The band’s 14th studio record has landed at the Number One spot on the Billboard Vinyl Albums chart and the Billboard Top Album Sales chart, the latter of which takes into account all physical sales as well as digital downloads. It also sits atop the Top Rock and Top Alternative Albums charts in the country.On the overall albums chart, the Billboard 200, which also counts streaming figures, it has debuted at Number Four, the second highest ever for The Cure, behind only ‘Wish’ in 1992, which reached Number Two.

Mark Sutherland \It’s been 16 long years since legendary British alternative rockers the Cure last released a studio album, but the campaign for the band’s new outing, “Lost World,” has made it feel like they’ve never been away. And the band has also returned “home” to the Fiction-via-Polydor label, which released the band’s recordings up until 2004’s self-titled album.

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.

The Cure have released a deluxe edition of their new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘, featuring five exclusive live tracks.Robert Smith and co’s first full-length record in 16 years – the follow-up 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream’ – arrived last Friday (November 1).It was revealed earlier this week that ‘…Lost World’ was outselling the rest of the UK top 10 combined, and was on course to become The Cure’s first Number One album since their 1992 LP ‘Wish’ (via Official Charts).Later, it was reported that the album had surpassed 40,000 physical sales alone. It was said that downloads accounted for 3,234 units, with streaming making up 1,691 (via Music Week).Now, as The Cure continue to vie for the top spot, the band have made ‘Songs Of A Lost World (Deluxe Edition)’ available for digital download.DUE TO DEMAND… 'SONGS OF A LOST WORLD' (DELUXE EDITION) IS NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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.

Robert Smith is auctioning off new artwork inspired by The Cure’s new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ in support of Heart Research UK.The frontman has created 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, which was released last Friday (November 1). These are ‘Drone:Nodrone’, ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye’, ‘All I Ever Am’ and ‘A Fragile Thing’.The fifth piece is a collage that combines the official cover art for numerous past releases such as ‘Disintegration’, ‘The Head On The Door’, ‘Pornography’ and ‘Three Imaginary Boys’, as well as ‘…Lost World’ (see the preview images below).This marks the fifth year Smith has contributed to the project.

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.

The Cure‘s ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘ has been outselling the rest of the current UK top 10 combined in its opening weekend of release.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.According to Music Week, ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ has currently racked up 40,918 sales, outselling the rest of the top 10 albums combined.

The Cure‘s Robert Smith has revealed that his wife Mary Poole Smith helped him finalise the tracklisting for ‘Songs Of A Lost World’.The band’s 14th studio album was released 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.Back in 2019, the frontman said the new LP had been shaped by his “experience of life’s darker side” following the deaths of his mother, father and brother.Now, speaking to BBC Radio 6 Music’s Huw Stephens, Smith opened up about how his wife helped him to put the record together.He said: “I was finishing the doom and gloom ones… and [Mary] said no, no, no your best albums are the ones that just have a couple of… more upbeat tracks. She was right.

A.D. Amorosi If I told you 40 years ago, when the Cure was in the midst of its new-wave wonder moment, that the band would craft an inventively elegiac epic like “Songs for a Lost World” — a singular record worthy of face-soaking tears — you would have broken my teasing comb and melted down my Kohl eyeliner.

The Cure‘s Robert Smith has revealed that he “lives at night” and has claimed to be the owner of “the only nocturnal sheep in Britain”.Yesterday (October 30), Smith and co played shows at the iconic BBC Radio Theatre – one a live session for Huw Stephens on 6 Music, and another for the ‘Radio 2 In Concert’ series in front of an intimate audience. The shows took place ahead of the release of ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ their 14th album which marks their first in 16 years.The frontman spoke with Jo Whiley for BBC Radio 2 ahead of the performances – which will be available to watch on Saturday (November 2) from 9:10pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.During the interview, Smith shared: “I’ve got the only nocturnal sheep in Britain, seriously I’ve trained them to… I’m trying to train them because apparently, you can’t train sheep but I’m determined.

The Cure played two sets for the BBC to mark the upcoming release of their long-awaited new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’.Due for release tomorrow (Friday November 1), ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ is the band’s 14th album and marks their first in 16 years. To celebrate, yesterday saw Robert Smith and co.

The Cure have shared a snippet of their menacing new track ‘Drone:NoDrone’ from their forthcoming album ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘.The snippet of the song that was shared features a heavy and distorted bassline and pounding drums. Describing the track in a five-star review of ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘, NME‘s Andrew Trendell called it “A wailing, noir rocker with a devious earworm chorus that feels like the impish cousin of ‘One Hundred Years’, ‘Burn’ and ‘Killing An Arab’.”The clip of ‘Drone:NoDrone’ was sent via The Cure’s Whatsapp channel and can be accessed by unlocking this website, which can be done by entering the album’s release date (November 1st, 2024).Listen to a fan-grabbed screen recording of the new snippet below:Disponible Preview "Drone:NoDrone"https://t.co/WAmUL9Jyyr#THECUREenARGENTINA #thecure #songsofalostworld #Spotify #MTV #robertsmith pic.twitter.com/F0DM9RdBu3— The Cure Argentina (@CureenArgentina) October 24, 2024Elsewhere in the album review, NME shared: “Merciless? Yes, but there’s always enough heart in the darkness and opulence in the sound to hold you and place these songs alongside The Cure’s finest.