The Hearing Aid: The Cure 4:13 Dream

The Cure 4:13 Dream

Due: October 28, 2008
Label: Geffen Records
On The Road: Extensively toured the world from February to June, with new dates TBD.

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Backspin:

Robert Smith may be the godfather of goth, but for a guy whose career is a storybook of self despair, he’s done quite well for himself. As the lead singer and only constant member of The Cure, Smith – who Boy George once described as “a blob” - has kept the band going 32 years strong by writing and recording the bulk of the groups hefty discography. The ability to openly make fun of himself became apparent on South Park in 1998 where, after morphing into a giant moth, he thankfully trumped the evils of Barbara Streisand. Other recent collaborations, however, - Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy - have put his taste in talent in question.

Pitch Patrol:

The album’s release, having been pushed back several times, came following a May announcement that promised a single on the 13th of each month until its original September 13 debut. Though the release date was pushed back significantly, remixes of all four singles - “Perfect Boy,” “Sleep When I'm Dead,” “Freakshow,” and “The Only One” - accomplished an astonishing feat of adorning the Billboard Top 20 at the same time last month.

Overdue on taming his unmanageable mane and donning signature makeup that now masks instead of enhances his 49 years, Smith is rounded out by drummer Jason Cooper, bassist Simon Gallup and guitarist Prol Thompson – who has outdone himself with black eye shadow and draw-on cornrows - for the third time around. Perhaps the reunion of members past is the reason 4:13 Dream has the band coming full circle, revisiting their melodically-ridden beautiful angst minus the awkward experimentation of recent albums.

Tracklist:

Underneath the Stars
The Only One
The Reasons Why
Freakshow
Sirensong
The Real Snow White
The Hungry Ghost
Switch
The Perfect Boy
This. Here and Now. With You
Sleep When I’m Dead
The Scream
It’s Over




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