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Songs of a Lost World is The Cure's 14th studio album and their first release in 16 years. Written in response to profound personal losses, it's a return to the band's somber sound, echoing the atmosphere of beloved classics like Disintegration with thunderous drums and waves of organ.

The Victorian poetry-inspired opener 'Alone' sets the tone, drawing from Ernest Dowson's "Dregs" to explore themes of endings and emptiness. 'Endsong' builds to an apocalyptic crescendo of percussion and keening guitars, underscoring Smith's reflections on "an increasingly broken world." Notably absent are moments of pop accessibility - this is The Cure at their most purposefully challenging and introspective. The exception is 'Drone: Nodrone', a faster-paced track that sparks with unexpected melody amid its darkness.

What emerges is a late-career triumph that honours their legacy while pushing forward.

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