‘Songs of a Lost Word’ is the long awaited new album from The Cure, their fourteenth studio release and their first in 16 years.

The album ‘Songs of a Lost Word’ has been composed and arranged by Robert Smith, produced and mixed by Robert Smith & Paul Corkett and performed by The Cure – Robert Smith: vocals/guitar/six string bass; keyboard, Simon Gallup: bass, Jason Cooper: drums/percussion, Roger O’Donnell: keyboard, Reeves Gabrels: guitar. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales.

Robert Smith created the cover concept and Andy Vella, a long-time collaborator of The Cure, was responsible for the album artwork and design. The cover features ‘Bagatelle’, a 1975 sculpture by Janez Pirnat.

The album has been anticipated by the majestic single ‘Alone’. Speaking about the song, Robert Smith said: “It’s the track that unlocked the record; as soon as we had that piece of music recorded I knew it was the opening song, and I felt the whole album come into focus. I had been struggling to find the right opening line for the right opening song for a while, working with the simple idea of being alone, always in the back of my mind this nagging feeling that I already knew what the opening line should be… as soon as we finished recording I remembered the poem ‘Dregs’ by the English poet Ernest Dowson… and that was the moment when I knew the song – and the album – were real.” This Is Pop? today’s song of the day is here for you.