The Cure’s New Single ‘The Only One’

By: Mozzer | in: Music |

The Cure

Leading up to The Cure’s perpetually delayed, yet eagerly anticipated album, the band will release a single on the 13th of each month which began on May 13th. Also generating buzz is guitarist Porl Thompson’s celebrated return to the group. (Side note: Porl’s current look rendered him unrecognizable to me.) And if that isn’t enough to get the fans excited, their U.S. tour has resumed and is already underway.

Admittedly, The Only One delivers more of the same, but it still manages to conjure feelings of carefee infatuation and a yearning for the days of yore. The lyrics are laced with double entendres such as “When you blow me outside / and then suck me like this”, or perhaps Robert Smith is simply being explicit these days. All in all, Cure fans will be pleased with this single.

The still-untitled album is slated for release on September 13th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og_VoeTFzyY

U.S. Tour Dates

May 9th Washington DC Patriot Center
May 10th Philadelphia , PA Wachovia Spectrum
May 12th Boston, MA Agganis Arena
May 14th Montreal, QC Bell Centre
May 15th Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
May 17th Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
May 19th Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
May 21st Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 23rd Salt Lake City, UT E Center
May 25th George, WA Gorge Amphitheater – Sasquatch Festival
May 26th Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
May 29th Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
May 31st Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl

June 1st Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
June 3rd San Diego, CA Cox Arena
June 4th Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
June 6th Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
June 8th Austin, tX Austin Music Hall
June 9th Houston, TX Toyota Center
June 11th Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
June 13th FT. Lauderdale, FL Band Attlantic Center
June 15th Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
June 16th Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena
June 18th Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University
June 20th New York, NY Madison Square Garden
June 21st New York, NY Radio City Music Hall

Official Site: http://www.thecure.com/

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Posted on May 25, 2008

Comments

14 Responses to “The Cure’s New Single ‘The Only One’”

DThompson on May 25th, 2008 5:43 pm

Robert has an edge on lots of aging rock stars in that he was always…err…heavy…
Still sounds great though.

Charbarred on May 26th, 2008 7:03 am

It’s a great tune. It seems like Robert Smith has a stock of catchy tunes to be included in each album. When you listen to the actual albums they’re usually pretty dark , but you can always rely on a Cure “hit” to be included. That’s a good formula because he gets a lot of people to listen to his more serious stuff that way without selling out.

mozzer on May 26th, 2008 9:38 pm

Gave it a few more listens… it sounds like a lost track from ‘Wish’.

btw, the wife and I will be checking out the Cure in Austin. I’m counting down the days.

Charbarred on May 27th, 2008 12:59 am

Only saw them once and it was an amazing gig. They did almost all of Disintegration (even though it was 99) and then went on to do all their hits. I’m told by friends that they never skimp on the hits. Enjoy the gig.

HMTKSteve on May 27th, 2008 5:33 pm

The years have not been kind to the looks of some of the band members…

DThompson on May 28th, 2008 2:08 am

Saw them for the Head On The Door tour, if that doesn’t age me too much. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen.

Charbarred on May 28th, 2008 11:26 pm

Unkind? Steve, you’re being too kind, some of them look like the creatures from I am Legend.
Head in the Door? Did they have tours during WWII?

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porl on June 1st, 2008 10:45 am

Robert has probaly pulled this one out of the archives has echos of inbetween days

dave on June 1st, 2008 10:47 am

Porl has returned …you sure! looks more like his grandad

robert on June 1st, 2008 10:50 am

Like the photo, unusual swimming hat porl is wearing

patrick on June 7th, 2008 12:13 pm

Like the new single,i think the last 2 posts are a bit cruel,porls over 50 now and none of us have a full head of hair anymore.

Daniel Edlen on June 17th, 2008 2:58 pm

Can’t beat that voice! So distinct, so individual. What music’s about to me.

I hope I get to paint him someday too.

Peace.