I am not the greatest fan of the Cure by any stretch of the imagination. I do however have a great respect for the and how they conduct themselves as a band, as an institution you could almost say. I like the buzz that they have consistently been able to create around the release of new material. With yesterday's release of 'Songs of a Lost World', their first abum for 16 years, they have excelled themselves. I didn't really follow the build up to the release, but the oganisation behind the band worked brilliantly with the BBC to make the release a highly anticipated feast of the Cure's music old and new.
Here's how they announced it.
'To mark the release of Songs Of A Lost World next month, we will head to the BBC Radio Theatre, London on Wednesday 30th October for a special 6music session with Huw Stephens and an exclusive RADIO 2 IN CONCERT with a very small audience.
Registration for the free ticket ballot is open now at by clicking HERE and will close at 9pm on Wednesday 9th October. Please see the link for full details and terms and conditions.
Both shows will then be available to watch and listen from 31st October via the BBC iplayer and BBC sounds.'
As if that was not enough, a full gig (all three hours of it) at London's Troxy was streamed free for fans.
I appreciate that Mr Smith and Co are not overly constrained by budgetary considerations in such matters but fair play to them for giving their fanbase world wide the oppurtunity to participate, even if only digitally, with such grand launch events happening in London.
Many thanks to the original Dime uploader (auto_pilot).
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-oupCzhPOjF
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-8gaJYb7AoJ
01. Robert Smith interviewed by Huw Stephens02. DJ Intro
03. Plainsong
04. Last Dance
05. I Can Never Say Goodbye
06. DJ
07. Burn
08. And Nothing Is Forever
09. At Night
10. A Forest
11. DJ
12. All I Ever Am
13. Prayers for Rain
14. DJ
15. Disintegration
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