The Cure Tease First Single in 16 Years, ‘Alone’

The wait is over, virtually. Nearest months of teasing their recorded go back, The Cure showed on Monday morning (Sept. 23) that their first untouched unmarried in 16 years will loose on Thursda (Sept. 26). The band introduced an 18-second preview of the track “Alone,” on which singer Robert Smith sings, “This is the end of every song that we sing/ The fire burned out to ash, the stars grow dim with tears,” over the long-running mope rock workforce’s signature slow-march drums and gothic drone.

The observe will premiere on Mary Anne Hobb’s BBC Radio 6 track display in the United Kingdom at midday (7 a.m. ET) on Thursday. The scoop in spite of everything kicked-off what enthusiasts watch for would be the correct roll-out of the long-awaited follow-up to the Medication’s most up-to-date brochure, 2008’s 4:13 Dream, which peaked at Incorrect. 16 at the Billboard 200 brochure chart upon loose.

Latter hour, Medication enthusiasts’ hopes have been raised when some received cryptic postcards that perceived to verify that the brochure can be known as, as lengthy rumored, Songs of a Misplaced Global, and that it’s going to loose on Nov. 1. Within the lead-up to the untouched brochure’s loose, the Medication absolved a distinct double A-side vinyl that includes live versions of two new songs, “And Nothing Is Forever” and “I Can Never Say Goodbye,” which have been recorded all the way through their 2022 Displays of a Misplaced Global excursion. It used to be unknown at press age if the ones two tracks will seem at the next brochure.

Pay attention to the preview of “Alone” underneath.