Simon Gallup and The Cure Announce First Album in 16 Years
Sixteen years after their last album, The Cure have announced the details of their next. Songs of a Lost World is slated for release on November 1st. The band, anchored by bassist Simon Gallup, has shared the first sounds of the album with “Alone.” Frontman Robert Smith says it’s the song that gave way to the rest of the music.
“[‘Alone’ was] 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,” Smith explained. “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. That was the moment when I knew the song – and the album – were real.”
“Alone” features a thick, gloomy texture that Gallup cuts through with some seriously gritty tone.
Songs of a Lost World is available for pre-order now on Apple Music, Amazon Music, and other digital platforms.
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
