Listen to a clip of The Cure’s atmospheric new track ‘Warsong’

Lis Sinatra

The Cure have previewed another new track – you can listen to a clip of ‘Warsong’ below.

The band will release their 14th studio album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ this Friday (November 1), marking their first full-length effort since 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream’. Robert Smith and co. have already shared two singles from the project, ‘Alone’ and ‘A Fragile Thing’.

Additionally, The Cure have been posting snippets of various other songs from the record via this website and a Whatsapp channel. These include ‘Drone:NoDrone’ and ‘And Nothing Is Forever’.

Now, the group have given fans a taste of the forthcoming ‘Warsong’. The instrumental begins with atmospheric organ chords and subtle percussion before electric guitar, plucky keyboard and drums are introduced.

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In a five-star review of ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, NME said ‘Warsong’ represented a more “gloomy” side of the album, describing it as “a pummelling sludge of noise that mourns “the hope of what we might have been“.

You can listen to the preview snippet here:

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The Cure are scheduled to play a special intimate gig at the BBC Radio Theatre in London tomorrow (October 30) ahead of another small show at the Troxy in the capital this Friday (November 1). Fans will be able to watch the latter date via a free global live-stream on YouTube.

In a recent lengthy interview, Robert Smith revealed that The Cure have another new album that’s “virtually finished”, with a third record in the pipeline as well. He also shared his plans for a world tour in 2025 and discussed the band’s upcoming 50th anniversary.

Elsewhere in the chat, the frontman said he thought the group would break up after their headline concert at Hyde Park in 2018, and called dynamic ticket pricing a “scam” that’s “driven by greed”.

Another part of the conversation saw Smith explain the profound coincidence and death behind the cover artwork for ‘Songs Of A Lost World’. He also opened up about penning the track ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye’ about his brother’s passing.

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Smith revealed his “least favourite album” by The Cure too, and talked about which of their past tracks would fit onto ‘Songs Of A Lost World’.

Reviewing the new record on the whole, NME wrote: “Merciless? Yes, but there’s always enough heart in the darkness and opulence in the sound to hold you and place these songs alongside The Cure’s finest.

“The frontman suggested that another two records may be arriving at some point, but ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ feels sufficient enough for the wait we’ve endured, just for being arguably the most personal album of Smith’s career. Mortality may loom, but there’s colour in the black and flowers on the grave.”