Goth fans around the world rejoiced when they learned that The Cure would be releasing new music for the first time in 16 years. The post-punk legends are teasing a song that will appear on their November 1 release, Songs of a Lost World, but it seems like it has other origins. Lead singer Robert Smith recently revealed that the band is working on two more albums, one of which is “virtually finished”.
The Cure recorded “three albums” in 2019
The Cure last released new music in 2008 with 4:13 Dream. But Robert Smith says they haven’t simply rested on their laurels over the past 16 years.
“We recorded three albums in 2019, which was always a problem. “We’ve been trying to get three albums done,” Smith told BBC 6’s Matt Everitt (via NME). . When I think about it all in hindsight, I think, “Really?” It could have been done better. ”
All of this material came from an ill-fated plan to celebrate The Cure’s 40th anniversary in 2018, Smith said.
“I felt like I had to sum it up,” the 65-year-old "Just Like Heaven” singer said, adding, “It was a grand plan — and in my experience, grand plans don’t usually work out very well. It’s a thing!” he added.
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What actually happened was “more natural,” Smith said. “There was no longer any idea that we were 'celebrating' something or marking something. It was becoming more of an art thing, to be honest.”
Following the release of Songs of a Lost World, Smith said his second album was also “virtually finished.” “The third one is a little more difficult because if you can get that far…” he said. “When we’re talking about the third album, you know what I mean? I can’t help myself.”
Robert Smith calls dynamic ticket pricing a ‘scam’
Robert Smith made headlines last year when he publicly accused Ticketmaster of charging “unreasonable fees.” In an unprecedented move, the Cure frontman persuaded the ticket sales giant to refund some of his fees.
Ticketmaster has previously attracted attention for its use of “dynamic pricing,” which adjusts prices in real time based on demand, competition and other factors.
“We didn’t allow dynamic pricing because it’s a scam that would disappear if every artist said, ‘I don’t want that!'” Smith recently told the Sunday Times. “But most artists hide behind management. ‘Oh, we didn’t know,’ they say.
“They all know,” he continued. “If they say otherwise, they’re either stupid or lying. It’s just driven by greed.”
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