The Cure are currently in the studio working on a new album. The album should be releasing in the summer of 2008, probably around the month of May. It will be The Cures 14th studio album.
It should be an interesting change, for the first time in more than two decades, the band has no keyboard player after Roger O'Donnell quit last year. Original Cure guitarist Porl Thompson -- married to Smith's younger sister -- has returned for a third stint in the band.
"There's no need for keyboards when you have Porl playing guitar," Smith said. "He can pretty much create any sound you want. He's brought back a sense of urgency and we've got a rock edge again."
Bassist Simon Gallup, in the band on-and-off since 1979, and Jason Cooper, on drums since 1995, round up the ensemble. "Being a four-piece is getting back to a stripped-down stage look and sound," Smith said. "The fact that we can turn out anywhere with very little equipment and play is the old idea of The Cure. It's less grand than things we've done in the past, but we're still planning to play for three hours."
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It's great that the frontman still has hair, it wouldn't be the same with his melon shaved. That being said, I'm looking forward to their album :)
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I'm really excited to hear this! I love The Cure, and, having seen Porl play live I can agree that he's an amazing guitarist. It'll be interesting to see exactly what kind of album they come out with this time. I'm guessing that without keyboards it won't be as poppy as some of their albums, but then again, with The Cure, who can tell?
It has been a long time since I listened to The Cure, it will be interesting to see what they have come up with.
I saw The Cure in Dallas Tx and heard some of there new music this past summer. Great stuff from one of the greatest band ever!
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