Sixteen years after The Cure released their previous album, they came through with Songs of a Lost World. This is the rock band’s fourteenth studio album, the first having been released in 1979. There is no overall meaning between the songs, but they touch on themes of loss – one is about the loss of the lead singer, Robert Smith’s, older brother – and connection. It’s a very sweeping, reflective album. It has been criticized a little bit for being “safe” musically, but I don’t think the band members need to push themselves in order to deliver a good sound.

As usual, the songs contain long buildups which are jumped into [pretty late] by Robert Smith’s great voice. I really like that this album goes the darker route, because as much as I like their sillier songs, the route they ended up with is more enjoyable to me. I also really like that they kept their authenticity and didn’t try pandering to a different audience with something lower in quality.

Overall, Songs of a Lost World is incredible and I would 100% recommend listening to it. If you enjoy slow (although there are a couple songs on here that are an exception to this), reflective music, I would tell you to give it a try.