The Cure Are 13 Songs Into a New Album, Say Sources

The Cure dive back into the studio with 13 fresh tracks, signaling a creative surge after their 2024 album.

A Swift Return To The Studio After A Long Pause

It’s been quite the journey for The Cure. After a staggering 16 years between albums — with 2008’s 4:13 Dream marking their last release before a long hiatus — Robert Smith and the band are now moving at a much brisker pace. Back in March, the legendary group holed up at Wales’ famed Rockfield Studios and laid down 13 new songs for what’s shaping up to be the follow-up to Songs of a Lost World, their 2024 comeback record.

The Cure rekindle their creative spark at Rockfield Studios in Wales.

While details are still hush-hush, the band’s updated biography on their official website confirms this flurry of activity. And the buzz doesn’t stop there—Robert Smith also spent some of the summer re-editing and re-mixing The Show of a Lost World, a concert film originally streamed on YouTube in November 2024. Clearly, The Cure are not just riding the wave of their recent album but actively building on it.

Reflections on Mortality and Musical Growth

What’s particularly poignant about this new phase for The Cure is how Robert Smith's thoughts on aging and mortality are shaping the music. In an online interview last year, Smith opened up about the band's long-standing theme of confronting death and the fear it carries.

“Our songs always had a fear of mortality,” he explained. “I don’t feel my age at all but I’m aware of it, and when you get older, that fear becomes more real. Death becomes more everyday. When you are younger you romanticize death, but then it happens to your family and friends. I am a different person to the last record and I wanted to put that across. It can be trite. People could say, ‘Oh, we’re all going to die—surprise me!’ But I try to find some emotional connection to that idea.”

Anyone who's followed The Cure knows that Smith’s poetic vulnerability is at the heart of their sound, and it’s exciting to see this raw honesty driving their latest work.

Remix Magic and Festival Flashbacks

June of this year saw The Cure collaborating with some seriously eclectic names. They enlisted Four Tet, Orbital, Paul Oakenfold, Mogwai, and even Chino Moreno from Deftones for the remix project Mixes of a Lost World. It’s a reminder that The Cure's music isn’t just stuck in its own era but is malleable and alive, thriving through fresh interpretations.

And speaking of the present, Robert Smith surprised fans with a guest appearance alongside Olivia Rodrigo at the U.K.’s iconic Glastonbury Festival. Talk about bridging generations—the goth rock legend sharing the stage with one of today’s pop sensations felt like a passing of the torch, or better yet, a beautiful collision of musical worlds.

Looking Ahead: Tours and New Horizons

After wrapping up their 2023 tour, The Cure only played three shows this year, but the momentum is building for 2026. Fans can mark their calendars for an extensive European summer tour starting in early June, with the much-anticipated headline spot at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival. Considering the band’s new creative output and energetic live show reputation, it's bound to be one of the summer’s unmissable experiences.

The Cure’s journey from a 16-year album drought to rapidly crafting new music feels like witnessing a phoenix rise — reinvigorated, reflective, and ready to captivate both longtime fans and new listeners alike. So, what do you think these 13 new songs will sound like? Will they dive deeper into mortality themes or explore new sonic landscapes altogether?

FAQ

• How long did The Cure take to release a new album after 2008?
  They took 16 years to release a new studio album, with Songs of a Lost World arriving in 2024.
• Where did The Cure record their new batch of 13 songs?
  The band recorded the new songs at Rockfield Studios in Wales.
• What themes does Robert Smith say influence the new material?
  The songs reflect a matured perspective on mortality and aging, with emotional depth and introspection.
• Who collaborated on the remix album Mixes of a Lost World?
  Collaborators include Four Tet, Orbital, Paul Oakenfold, Mogwai, and Deftones frontman Chino Moreno.
• When will The Cure start their next big tour?
  Their European summer tour kicks off the first week of June 2026, starting with a headline at Primavera Sound in Barcelona.

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