The Cure Announces First New Album in 16 Years

The Cure is back with new music for the first time in 16 years.

Coming out on November 1 is Songs of a Lost World, which is the follow-up to 2008's 4:13 Dream. The new studio album is now available for pre-order/pre-save in a variety of formats via TheCure.com.

The new album news was accompanied by the release of "Alone," the first track preview from Songs of a Lost World. The lyric video for the song is below.

Fans are already raving about the new song, with many taking to the comments section on YouTube. One fan wrote, "Those synths and windchime takes me straight to Disintegration. Robert's voice is just magic! Welcome Back The Cure." Another fan gushed, "I'm 51. I have waited 16 years for this day. Now i'm sitting here like i was 16 again. My heart filled with love & hope, my eyes filled with tears, knowing that this is going to be the end of the zyklus. I love you so much! Thank you for everything... can't wait for the 1st of November!!!"

The lyrics to "Alone" are rather striking and moving, as is the vocal performance of Robert Smith.

"This is the end
Of every song that we sing
The fire burned out to ash
And the stars
Grown dim with tears

Cold and afraid
The ghosts of all that we’ve been
We toast with bitter dregs
To our emptiness

And the birds
Falling out of our skies
And the words
Falling out of our minds
And here is to love
To all the love
Falling out of our lives

Hopes and dreams are gone
The end of every song

And it all stops
We were always sure
That we would never change
And it all stops
We were always sure
That we would stay the same
But it all stops
And we close our eyes
To sleep
To dream
A boy and girl
Who dream the world is nothing
But a dream...

Where did it go?
Where did it go?
Broken voiced lament
To call us home

This is the end
Of every song we sing
Alone"

The Cure's new album comes over a year after the band returned to touring in North America for the first time since 2016. That tour saw Smith come through in a big way for fans, some of whom ended up paying more in Ticketmaster fees than the actual price of the ticket. After the issue of fees was brought to his attention, Smith was able to negotiate with Ticketmaster for fans to receive a partial fee refund on their tickets.