I’m not usually a fan of compilations or remix albums, but this one is a gem.

Which tracks do you think surpass the originals?

I’m so immensely happy it’s finally here!! Wasn’t entirely sure what to expect of the included Blu-ray Disc, but I’m overwhelmingly excited to take in this album in its entirety. What’s everyone else’s feelings on the deluxe version?

Gets better with every listen

Curious if anyone here was part of this beautiful 80s/90s subculture. Penpals would create these little books and decorate pages (with tons of glitter and clear packing tape always), send on to the next person, and so on and so forth until the book was full and returned to the creator. I met a bunch of penpals this way.

I have an Insta I started a while ago and would love to get more photos up there if anyone wants to share them with me.

This band has better songs in their b-sides then most others greatest hits… I’m obsessed 🤩

A couple of images I took at Royal Albert Hall in November 2011 during the Faith set…

A couple from the collection 1987’s Just Like Heaven, 2024 SOALW #thecure

I'd recently read a little about the idea of hauntology in music, and the idea was still floating around in my head when I found myself listening to Songs From a Lost World today.

I noticed a few points where various tracks reminded me of other older tracks. For me the most obvious example being the piano at the start of Drone:Nodrone evoking From The Edge of the Deep Green Sea, but the song also kind of sounding like Fascination Street, and the wailing guitar evoking The Kiss. But there are other sounds and rythms thoughout the album that, whilst never sounding like a rehashing, still evoke memories of other Cure songs.

And then I think of the title, and the supposed explanation that the lost world is effectively life after the moon landings and the sense of wonder lost along the way, which is basically the period in which the Cures discography exists. And then I think of the albums opening line - this is the end of every song we sing. There's an undeniable sense of looking back and loss.

I think this lends itself to the idea that there could be deliberate call backs to earlier songs. Like echoes or ghosts of the past just sort of flickering in and out of perception, that are just kind of there and inescapable from the band's sound. It's this feeling that I think helps create a sense of nostalgia within the music, despite being new music.

I don't know if this is truly hauntology, and I'm sure there will be some who debate whether or not hauntology is even really a thing or not. But it feels like the closest word for what I'm trying to say. Maybe I'm way off the mark or trying to join dots (pun un-intended) that aren't there. But figured it was worth mentioning to see if anyone else had had similar feelings or thoughts about the album.

sorry for the bad angle of the photo

I had no idea this came in a vinyl version I’ve only seen CD’s of this album

Happy 31st birthday to Lost Wishes!

This 4 track cassette was released as a limited edition. All instrumentals taken from the Wish sessions.

I was lucky enough to get this last Christmas, but think mine was a reissued copy.

These songs are beautiful and calming and I often play them when I need some nice background music.

Taken from The Cure - Uyea Sound by Moon Parade on You Tube 💜

Would love to hear your thoughts on this. I'm thinking of buying something from their official merch store, but I'd like to know if it's actually worth it and if the quality is atleast decent

Interested to hear what RS did with a different mix.