The Cure: 2024 Edition

[Shadaloo]

Seems like the last dedicated thread was ten years ago, and it looks like there's about to be a bit to discuss

They just updated their website with a signup prompt, and band associates are posting lyrics from "Alone" on social media.

Song Of A Lost World seems like it's about to become a real thing, finally.

[Shadaloo]

Someone on stevehoffman forums just got a black envelope embossed with the album title and roman numerals indicating release date:

1-11-2024

[Joey Goldberg]

dang

incidentally, I always associated Cure's long album roll-out/"tease" process of the past decade + w/ Tears for Fears' own situation - and even though they finally put something out in 2022, they are also doing a new thing I think literally a week before this alleged Cure release

call me Molly Ringwald baby

'cause i'm feelin' PRETTY in pink...

[Machinist]

This is exciting news. Still a great live act. Hopefully this signals the third coming of goth.

[killtrocity]

[Shadaloo]

https://www.songsofalost.world/

Go here, enter I-IX-MMXXIV and you can hear a brief snippet of "Alone".

Fuck me, sounds amazing. There's a lot going on in there, and his vocals aren't overly harsh.

I think they're really going out with a bang.

[Shadaloo]

Song drops this Thursday, it seems.

[Joey Goldberg]

fook yeah m8

wonder how it'll fare against Depeche Mode's song of the same name - one of the best from their Delta Machine album by a mile, imo

(& I like that album)

[Shadaloo]

Anal bum cover

[Shadaloo]

Text:
DELUXE EDITION
ALBUM CD
INSTRUMENTAL CD
BONUS BLU-RAY
WITH DOLBY ATMOS
& HI-RES STEREO

[Shadaloo]

[ninsp]

Originally Posted by Shadaloo

Imagine if Billy could release something even 1/1,000,000th as good as that track

[Joey Goldberg]

that was genuinely really good, damn

haven't seen a tracklist yet but i imagine this would either open or close it

4.13 had "Underneath the Stars" then ended up being a bit like a shorter version of Wild Mood Swings, but w/ the album art on this one i'm also guessing it's gonna be more on the "cohesive cure" side of things

[ninsp]

Originally Posted by Joey Goldberg

that was genuinely really good, damn

haven't seen a tracklist yet but i imagine this would either open or close it

4.13 had "Underneath the Stars" then ended up being a bit like a shorter version of Wild Mood Swings, but w/ the album art on this one i'm also guessing it's gonna be more on the "cohesive cure" side of things

4:13 was such a disappointment, so was ST. I don't really like the poppy Cure, so this one gives me so much hope.

[Joey Goldberg]

st is awesome, end of the world video was maybe the first thing I ever saw and/or heard from them, fresh off MTVU (lol)

i thought i didn't like 413 at first because of how bad freakshow was, for a while I just refused to accept that an album with that song on it could possibly be good, but honestly that one ended up just being far & away the worst on it

[VoxUpDoc]

Originally Posted by ninsp

Imagine if Billy could release something even 1/1,000,000th as good as that track

Yeah this was my thought on listening. Puts the Aghori into perspective. Bill is his own worst enemy.

[Joey Goldberg]

that's your thought? that's what you guys thought about while listening to this???

forget about the god damn BALD TERROR for one second and enjoy Mr Smith!!!

[Shadaloo]

Originally Posted by Joey Goldberg

haven't seen a tracklist yet but i imagine this would either open or close it

Tracklisting:

ALONE
AND NOTHING IS FOREVER
A FRAGILE THING
WARSONG
DRONE:NODRONE
I CAN NEVER SAY GOODBYE
ALL I EVER AM
ENDSONG

[VoxUpDoc]

Originally Posted by Joey Goldberg

that's your thought? that's what you guys thought about while listening to this???

forget about the god damn BALD TERROR for one second and enjoy Mr Smith!!!

Genuine thoughts were this sounds like something Bill wouldve done Machina era.

Mr Smith must be embarrassed at how un-contemporary this sounds - he needs to get Mr Willing in the studio!

[topleybird]

Originally Posted by Shadaloo

https://www.songsofalost.world/

Go here, enter I-IX-MMXXIV and you can hear a brief snippet of "Alone".

This'll now also let you hear a bit of "Endsong," and it also fuckin' slaps

[Shadaloo]

Originally Posted by topleybird

This'll now also let you hear a bit of "Endsong," and it also fuckin' slaps

And now it's "A Fragile Thing" instead, for which artwork has surfaced. Rumors of a single via a presave link that got taken down:

[Shadaloo]

[Rairun]

I'm going to see them at the Troxy!

[ninsp]

Another elderly band that has shit all over anything Billy is even capable of writing anymore. New album is potentially only second to Disintegration.

[Ihaguitar]

Originally Posted by Shadaloo

Someone on stevehoffman forums just got a black envelope embossed with the album title and roman numerals indicating release date:

1-11-2024

I post on there. I'm Spaceboy.

[Joey Goldberg]

it's good

sounds & feels like a mix of Faith + Bloodflowers, though the subject matter throughout is so god damn heavy it's hardly as accessible as the former or even Pornography

suppose it doesn't help I've also been in a bit of a "morbid" headspace as of late, but that does certainly make it hit when it wants to hit - just gotta go out for a minute of fresh air or two after a while so I don't swallow a god damn bottle of pain meds in the process

[ninsp]

Originally Posted by Joey Goldberg

suppose it doesn't help I've also been in a bit of a "morbid" headspace as of late, but that does certainly make it hit when it wants to hit - just gotta go out for a minute of fresh air or two after a while so I don't swallow a god damn bottle of pain meds in the process

yup, been feeling super depressed and constant fear of death, so Endsong is crushing

[smashingjj]

I like it

[redbreegull]

The second song was literally so depressing I had to stop

[ninsp]

Just wait until you hear Endsong