The Cure promise new album is their 'saddest and most dramatic' yet
Keyboardist Roger O'Donnell speaks about the eagerly-anticipated record
Last updated 22nd Jul 2020
The Cure's keyboardist Roger O'Donnell has promised that the legendary band’s upcoming 14th studio album will be their “most intense, saddest, most dramatic and most emotional record” yet.
It’s been 12 long years since The Cure’s last studio album, 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream’, was released to the world – previously, the longest Cure fans have had to wait between albums is four years.
In the wake of their triumphant headline slot at Glastonbury in June 2019, frontman Robert Smith revealed to the NME that The Cure had been working hard on a “downbeat and heavy” new record and were “intent on it being a 2019 release.”
Obviously, the 14th album still hasn’t been released, however in a fresh interview with Classic Pop magazine, keyboardist Roger O'Donnell has shed more light on it.
Reflecting upon the pressures of making a new album O’Donnell said: “Four years ago, I said to Robert (Smith), ‘We have to make one more record. It has to be the most intense, saddest, most dramatic and most emotional record we’ve ever made, and then we can just walk away from it.’
“He agreed. Listening to the demos, it is that record. I think everybody will be happy with it.”
He continued: “The problem is, it’s 12 years since the last album so it becomes precious. When you’ve got a back catalogue like The Cure, it’s a lot to live up to. Robert has said, ‘if The Cure say any more, it had better be important and it had better be f---ing good’.
“It is, it’s going to be an amazing record. I just suggest a little patience.”
The Cure were due to headline Open’er Festival in Poland earlier this month, however the event was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Their last UK show took place at Glasgow Summer Sessions in August 2019.