The Cure - Perfect Boy (Mix 13)

The Cure, one of the most revered British bands of the past quarter-century, have unveiled their plans to release four singles, one each month starting in May 2008. It will be the band's first album of new music since 2004's self titled album The Cure. Physical and digital singles will be available. The forthcoming album is due out on October 14, 2008. It will be The Cure's thirteenth studio album... A lucky number indeed!

Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure line-up comprises longtime members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.

The Cure first formed in southern England in 1976 as Easy Cure. In 1978 the 'Easy' was dropped, and The Cure was signed to the Fiction label. In May 1979 their debut album Three Imaginary Boys was released to great acclaim.

Other landmark Cure albums include Pornography (1982), The Head on the Door (1985), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987), Disintegration (1989), Wish (1992), Wild Mood Swings (1996), the Grammy-nominated Bloodflowers (2000) and their last full length release, the self-titled set The Cure (2004). 2006 saw the Suretone/Geffen release of Festival 2005, an award winning 5.1 DVD featuring 30 songs, shot by fans, band members and professionals during the summer of 2005's European festival run. Album Description

The Curious World of B-Sides Part I

After being a Cure fan as long as I have, 21 years give or take a year, I have to accept that the next Cure album will be nothing like the last. The Cure builds on itself and if you could parse all the sounds on these singles and B-sides you can hear what I mean. If you love The Cure you'll enjoy this single, and trust me, it might grow on you. October 14, 2008

why aren't there more reviews of this one?

this is easily the best single out of the four they have released this year. and the b-side is even better. pick it up.

completely unrelated, but not really.
the new album judging by these singles is NOT going to be their best.
however, i think the album's opener "underneath the stars" might be their best since plain song. i wasn't fortunate enough to have seen them play it but i have seen it on you tube, and the song rules. October 5, 2008

Best track of the 4 singles

Finally a song I like.
Best track of the 4 singles.
A bittersweet poppy love song/ break up song all in one.

I think I will be a little disapointed by the full length release in October of mostly upbeat pop songs.
I am looking forward to the release of the darker songs robert has saved up.

RObert is probably doing the correct thing by releasing a pop album first, and then a dark depressing album a few months later. September 25, 2008

Good Stuff

I'm a big Cure fan so this review is biased. This is a great, classic Cure single. You should buy it. You'll want to listen to it over and over September 8, 2008

High Fidelity

"The Perfect Boy" is another really good one. I can hear a bit of "Strange Attraction" and "Mint Car" in this one and that's cool because those were among my favorites from Wild Mood Swings. Also hear a bit of "alt.end" in there on second listen. Sorry, I've listened to them so much the last 20 years I can't help but hear things that remind me of other songs I like. The b-side "Without You" is one of their best strummy, ballad-type songs. Robert really knocks it out of the park with some great soaring vocals. If you've ever gone your own way and severed any ties with any person, group, or organization this one strikes a chord. I've been really impressed with Robert's vocals and wordplay on all of the singles so far (and with the rest of the band's great work of course) and can't wait to hear all that will be on 4:13 Dream.

As I've taken all the new releases in over the last few months I've found "The Perfect Boy" and "The Only One" to have some very meaningful lyrics when viewed in context of who is singing them. Seems to be a theme, maybe the 20th anniversary Robert and his wife celebrated recently has something to do with it. Whatever the titles and lyrics are supposed to mean it's always encouraging to see a rocker, especially from my favorite band, endorse something as important as fidelity through his songs and lifestyle. And I'll try not to rant (much), but it reminds me of a potential reason I thought of as to why these Billboard chart-topping singles are receiving such limited airplay here despite their popularity (see the posts on thecure.com, I'm not making it up). It's not the music, it's the message that's keeping it off the airwaves. Think about it. Lyrics that support fidelity in relationships will get about as much support as a truly helpful spiritual lesson of any kind in the media - they'd rather keep the train wrecks coming, so destructive (or has it always been?). I've read people's complaints that The Cure doesn't stand for anything in reviews elsewhere and I think this proves entirely the opposite. Anyways, you're an inspiration RS! August 14, 2008

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