The Cure’s Genre-Defining and Genre-Defying ‘Faith’ 40 Years On
The Cure’s Faith–released 40 years ago this April–comes from a haunted, solipsistic place and it seduces you into its tormented world.
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The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the ’90s: 60 – 41
The third part of our examination of the 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the ’90s, including Sonic Youth, Primal Scream, Garbage, Pixies and more.
The 100 Best Alternative Singles of the ’80s: 20 – 1
Songs of anxiety, paranoia, freak-outs, chilling verses, feverish desire, harrowing lyrics — they all make for damn good music.
The 10 Best Love Songs of The Cure
From mournful laments to giddy, knees-up swoons and everything in between, these are the 10 best love songs from post-punk’s most capable romantics, The Cure.
20 Unsung Music Videos of the 1980s
From major artists like the Clash, David Bowie, and U2 to less famous brethren such as Haysi Fantayzee and Grandmaster Caz, these are the unsung videos from that decade that might have missed your attention the first time around.
The Cure: Ranking the Albums From 13 to 1
Just about every Cure album is worth picking up, and even those ranked lowest boast worthwhile moments. Here are their albums, spanning 29 years, presented from worst to best.
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The Cure’s “Seaside” Cure for Sheltering at Home
In these times of pandemic turmoil and outright trauma, what better match does the tempestuous human soul have than the sea? And what better lyricist than the Cure's Robert Smith, who twins the wrath (or sadness) of the sea with similar human emotions?
The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums Ever: Part 2, The B-52’s to Magazine
This week we are celebrating the best post-punk albums of all-time and today we have part two with the Cure, Mission of Burma, the B-52's and more.
12 Essential 1980s Alternative Rock Albums
PopMatters' '80s alt-rock primer spotlights the essential alternative rock albums from the broad genre's rich and diverse early years.
Darkness Illuminates: Goth Punk’s Great Escapism
While goth punk's theatricality dramatizes concerns about depression and suicide amongst young people today, its safe spaces are inviting to the otherwise alienated and ostracized.
‘Cured’ Memoir of The Cure Goes Sky High, Hits Rock Bottom, Finds Perfect Equilibrium
By making himself the hero and the villain of his own story, Lol Tolhurst maintains a satisfying evenness throughout Cured.
The Cure’s Pornographic Cure: Bittersweet Relief
The Cure's Pornography is so much more than just the ponderously murky, suicide-inducing effort it's often made out to be.
