The Cure share emotional single Alone as they announce new album Songs Of A Lost World - their first in 16 YEARS
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The Cure took to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday to announce they will be releasing their new album Songs Of A Lost World on November 1, their first in 16 years.
The band - whose last album was 2008's 4:13 Dream - recently have been performing their new song 'Alone' during their 90-date world tour.
And the single - which is also the opening track of the upcoming LP - is now available to stream as well.
Taking to X, the rock band announced the exciting news to fans by saying: 'The new album arriving Nov 1st Pre-order now & listen to 'Alone'.
Fans then flocked to the comment section to express their excitement over the latest single.
The Cure took to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday to announce they will be releasing their new album Songs Of A Lost World on November 1, their first in 16 years (Robert Smith pictured 2023)
The band - whose last album was 2008's 4:13 Dream - recently have been performing their new song 'Alone' during their 90-date world tour (Robert and Simon Gallup pictured 2023)
One fan wrote: 'It's so beautiful, I'm already speechless and there's still the rest to come'; 'I've been listening to Alone on a loop & thank you!';
'Alone is amazing, thank you very much. My bank account, on the other hand, does not thank you.'
Reflecting on the song, frontman Robert Smith said in a statement: 'It's the track that unlocked the record.'
'As soon as we had that piece of music recorded I knew it was the opening song, and I felt the whole album come into focus.'
He admitted he had been finding it difficult to settle on 'the right opening line' for the first song of the album, and in the end, it was Dregs by poet Ernest Dowson which helped everything fall into place.
He added: 'I had been struggling to find the right opening line for the right opening song for a while,'
'working with the simple idea of 'being alone', always in the back of my mind this nagging feeling that I already knew what the opening line should be… '
'As soon as we finished recording I remembered the poem Dregs by the English poet Ernest Dowson.'
And the single - which is also the opening track of the upcoming LP - is now available to stream as well
Taking to X, the rock band announced the exciting news to fans by saying: 'The new album arriving Nov 1st Pre-order now & listen to 'Alone'
Fans then flocked to the comment section to express their excitement over the latest single
He added: 'And that was the moment when I knew the song - and the album - were real.'
The cover art for the new album features Bagatelle, a 1975 sculpture by Janez Pirnat, while Cure's longtime collaborator Andy Vella handled the artwork and design.
The tracks were recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, and the group will unveil the full tracklist over the coming weeks via their website and social media channels.
As well as a single LP and CD, the new album will also be available as a Miles Showell Abbey Road half-speed master 2LP.
While a marble-coloured LP, double cassette, and a deluxe CD package with a Blu-ray including an instrumental version of the collection will be available too.
Initially formed in 1978, The Cure has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and has headlined Glastonbury Festival four times.
They were also inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 and are considered to be one of the most influential bands to ever come out of the UK.
