The Cure launch ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ and bring hits and fan favourites to BBC shows

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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. play 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 first for 6 Music saw the band air ‘And Nothing Is Forever’, ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye’ and ‘All I Ever Am’ from the new album (the latter making its live debut), alongside ‘Last Dance’, ‘Plainsong’ and ‘Prayers For Rain’ and the title track all from the classic album ‘Disintegration’, as well as ‘A Forest’ and ‘At Night’ plus ‘Burn’ from The Crow soundtrack.A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)Then, to an intimate audience of guests and competition winners (with the number of entrants reaching into six figures).

Flanked by bassist Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell on keys, guitarist and keys player Perry Bamonte, drummer Jason Cooper and guitarist Reeves Gabrels, Smith kept the dialogue largely to a minimum – aside from regularly thanking the crowd and joking that he’d have prepared something to say if he were a “better frontman”.Beyond new ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ tracks ‘A Fragile Thing’, ‘Alone’ and ‘Endsong’ – and epic ‘Wish’ deep cut ‘From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea’ – the second set could only be described as a relentless hit parade.