The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst (drums). The band's current line-up comprises Smith, Simon Gallup (bass), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards), Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper (drums) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar). Smith has remained the only constant member throughout numerous line-up changes since the band's formation, though Gallup has been present for all but two of the band's studio albums.
How Critics See The Cure
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Songs of a Lost World
2024
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 89/100 across 24 reviews.
The Cure's Songs of a Lost World opens like a benediction — an elegiac, widescreen statement that finds Robert Smith and his band translating grief into something grand and strange...
Mixes Of A Lost World
2025
Critics landed between 60 and 70 across 3 reviews.
The Cure's Mixes Of A Lost World re-presents familiar dread as danceable drama, a charitable remix collection that splinters the band's late-period songs into new textures and mood...
Songs of a Lost World
2024
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
The Cure's Songs of a Lost World opens like a benediction — an elegiac, widescreen statement that finds Robert Smith and his band translating grief into something grand and strange...
