
Almost three years ago, the singer of The Cure announced the preparation of a new album. “We will play songs from the new album at the next concert…“, had promised the singer in https://twitter.com/RobertSmith/status/1489652843145580544. “That’s it or we won’t play at all! And I really want to get back on stage… so… “, he continued, before adding in https://twitter.com/RobertSmith/status/1489653735504715780 : “It means that I really want to release a new album!“
New releases unveiled on stage
After waiting fourteen years for a new opus, Robert Smith did indeed keep its promise to play unreleased tracks live and the fans were entitled to two new titles at once, Alone And end song, during the concert in Riga (Latvia), on October 6th. Four days later, in Stockholm, the group unveiled a third unreleased. An atmospheric track titled “And Nothing Is Forever”. On October 20 in Krakow, Poland, the band offered “I Can Never Say Goodbyeat the start of the first encore. Smith explained that it was a song dedicated to his recently deceased brother, Richard, who had lived in Poland for several years. During the show in Milan on November 4, fans we were able to discoverA Fragile Thing“. On May 23, 2023 in Los Angeles, the group revealed yet another new title: “Another Happy Birthday“. Or 6 excerpts from Songs Of A Lost World, An appetizer that suggests an incredible new album. Patience.