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THE CURE – Old Song ‘IT CAN NEVER BE THE SAME’ Could Be A New One For Another Album

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3 January 2025


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Following last year’s masterpiece Songs Of A Lost World goth God Robert Smith
talked in several interviews about THE CURE having two new LPs in the pipeline.

Now Smith told NME about one of the upcoming longplayers: “It has one song of grief on it which didn’t make it onto this album, which is a very, very old song which we’ve been playing for a long, long time called ‘It Can Never Be the Same’. And I think that this next album will have that song on because I think it’s about time. It used to be called ‘Christmas Without You’. “When I first wrote it, it was about my mum dying, but it’s mutated over the years and that’s actually turned into a really powerful live song. That would probably make it on.”

The song featured on 40 Live: Curætion-25 + Anniversary.
A 2019 box set including 2 DVDs/2 Blu-rays) and 4 CDs, with
live recordings from their 40-year anniversatry shows in 2018.

Wake-up people,
more sonic cures
to come in 2025.

IT CAN NEVER BE THE SAME

Full NME feature here.

ROBERT SMITH Talks About 2 More THE CURE Albums To Come

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10 December 2024

Last month, THE CURE released their 1st longplayer in 16 years.
Songs Of A Lost World. A magnificent magnum opus. One of their
very best ever and a big contender for best one of 2024.

Now, their Goth maestro ROBERT SMITH confirmed the rumors
of more new Cure music to come. Not one, but two albums.

Listen.

Smith: “This ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ album is a really emotional piece of work
and the companion piece, it’s not quite as dark but it explores other subjects a
little bit more.”

“The third one is very odd, actually. I haven’t finished the words to that one because
my headspace has been much more focused on performing these ones. I don’t really
want it to end because it’s been so good. The reaction to the new music has been so,
so great. It’s been really lovely to feel people giving us all the love.”

SONGS OF A LOST WORLD


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UNCUT Magazine – New Issue With Cover Star ROBERT SMITH

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20 October 2024

This month Uncut Magazine (British music monthly) delves into the past,
present and future of Goth titans THE CURE with their orchestrator Robert
Smith who’s all over the Internet lately as the band will release their 1st LP,
called Songs Of A Lost World in 16 years on November 1st. So far these are
the two tasters.

– ALONE –


– A FRAGILE THING –

Also articles about Radiohead, Art Garfunkel, Howard Devoto,
Bryan Ferry, Joan Armatrading , Paul Weller and more.

This month’s Free CD is compiled by Kim Deal, which includes
tracks from the Stooges, Black Sabbath, Neu!, The Faith Healers and
Joy Division.

You can purchase a copy and let it be
sent to your home address. Info here.

THE CURE’s General ROBERT SMITH Is Not A Monarchy Fan Whatsoever

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7 May 2023

Yesterday ROBERT SMITH expressed his anti-monarchy
thoughts (once more) on the occasion of the coronation
of Charles III‘ coronation via his socials.

“The huge cost of this ceremony could buy each British child a pony,
yet distracting profligacy must calm the masses, lest we [unleash] the
fury of the poor,” it continues. “Let them eat Coronation Quiche.”

He also shared a cartoon by an artist known as First Dog On The Moon.
The cartoon shows ‘royal things’ preparing for the Coronation. It also includes
a parody pledge that features the line: ​​“All hail the nature arbitrary, of privilege
that’s hereditary.”

Click HERE for the cartoon.

Already in 2012, in an interview, Smith fulminated about the Royal Family.

“I fucking hate Royalty. Any kind of hereditary privilege is just wrong. It’s not just anti-democracy, it’s just inherently wrong. What upsets me is that some people who I’ve actually admired down the years get offered a reward by the Royal Family, by the hereditary monarchy, and they take it. They become Lord or Sir.

“I would honestly cut off my own hands before I [accepted an honour]. Because how dare they presume that they could give me an honour. I’m much better than them. They’ve never done anything, they’re fucking idiots. I should be King.”

Even on Fridays Smith is not in love with Buckingham Palace.