The Cure’s ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ is outselling the rest of the UK top 10 combined

nme.com:

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. “36,970 units account for the record’s physical release, whilst downloads account for 2,838 and streams make up 1,110 sales,” the outlet reported.The band’s new album – which also marked The Cure’s first release of original material in 16 years – is also on its way being their first record to land the Number One spot on the charts since their 1992 LP ‘Wish’.In a five-star review of ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, NME concluded: “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.

The frontman suggested that another two records may be arriving at some point, but ‘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.