Songs of a Lost World
by The Cure
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 November 2024
- Label: Polydor, Fiction
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 49:13
- Community rating: 4.16/5 from 56 ratings
Artists on this release: Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Reeves Gabrels, Jason Cooper, Roger O'Donnell
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Returning after a sixteen-year hiatus, The Cure presents 'Songs of a Lost World' as a work of grand, melancholic scope defined by its glacial pacing and dense, cinematic synthesizer textures. Composed entirely by Robert Smith, the album's eight tracks explore deeply personal themes of loss, mortality, and grief, anchored by his expressive vocals and the powerful rhythm section of Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper. The record, which marks the first studio appearance of guitarist Reeves Gabrels, is a purposefully structured and atmospheric journey into somber introspection.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, male vocalist, death, funereal, existential, rhythmic, alienation, melodic, grief, orchestral, synthesizers, expansive
Tracklist
- Alone (06:48)
- And Nothing Is Forever (06:53)
- A Fragile Thing (04:43)
- Warsong (04:17)
- Drone:Nodrone (04:45)
- I Can Never Say Goodbye (06:03)
- All I Ever Am (05:21)
- Endsong (10:23)
Credits
- Robert Smith - vocals, guitars, six-string bass, keyboards, arrangements, production, mixing, recording assistance, sleeve concept, pictures of stone
- Simon Gallup - bass
- Jason Cooper - drums, percussion
- Roger O'Donnell - keyboards
- Reeves Gabrels - guitars
- Paul Corkett - production, recording, mixing
- Jack Boston - recording assistance
- Joe Jones - recording assistance
- Bunny Lake - recording assistance
- Matt Colton - digital and cd mastering
- Miles Showell - vinyl mastering
- Andy Vella - art, design
- Janez Pirnat - bagatelle sculpture