Disintegration

by The Cure

Disintegration cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 02 May 1989
  • Label: Fiction
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:12:11
  • Community rating: 4.49/5 from 117 ratings

Artists on this release: Roger O'Donnell, Simon Gallup, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams, Porl Thompson, Robert Smith

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Disintegration' marked a deliberate return to the band's early-80s introspective and gothic rock aesthetic, characterized by long, densely layered tracks built on atmospheric synthesizers and heavily effected guitars. Robert Smith's lyrics explore themes of love, despair, and existential dread, born from his anxieties about turning thirty and a desire for a more enduring work after the group's recent pop successes. Despite its somber and expansive nature, the album became one of the band's greatest commercial and critical achievements, solidifying its place as a benchmark of the genre.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, dreamy, reverb-heavy, shimmering, moody, orchestral, synthesizers, melodic, expansive

Tracklist

  1. Plainsong (5:17)
  2. Pictures of You (7:28)
  3. Closedown (4:18)
  4. Lovesong (3:29)
  5. Last Dance (4:45)
  6. Lullaby (4:09)
  7. Fascination Street (5:16)
  8. Prayers for Rain (6:08)
  9. The Same Deep Water as You (9:22)
  10. Disintegration (8:19)
  11. Homesick (7:07)
  12. Untitled (6:33)

Credits

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