The Cure’s Robert Smith Teases Two New Albums Following ‘Songs of a Lost World’ Success

It’s been a very long time since The Cure were considered prolific, but frontman Robert Smith appears to be making up for lost time.

Fresh from the release of their first album in 16 years, Songs of a Lost World, The Cure followed up with the announcement of a new live album just last week. Fittingly titled Songs of a Live World, the record captures the release-day concert of their latest album, which saw the band performing the record in full alongside a career-spanning set.

Now in a teaser clip of Smith’s upcoming interview with Absolute Radio’s Danielle Perry, the veteran musician can be heard detailing upcoming records from The Cure.

“There is another album which is pretty much ready to go. It’s sort of its companion piece,” Smith began. “And then there’s a third one which is completely different. It’s really kind of random stuff, it’s like late-night studio stuff. But some of it is really, really good actually, it’s just very, very different.”

“This Songs of a Lost World album is a really emotional piece of work and the companion piece, it’s not quite as dark but it explores other subjects a little bit more. The third one is very odd, actually. I haven’t finished the words to that one because my headspace has been much more focused on performing these songs.

“I don’t really want it to end because it’s been so good,” he concluded. “The reaction to the new music has been so, so great. It’s been really lovely to feel people giving us all the love.”

The release of The Cure‘s Songs of a Lost World has been a massively successful undertaking for the band. In addition to giving the band their first U.K. No. 1 since 1992’s Wish, the record also made a return to the top of U.S. charts as well.

It became the band’s first No. 1 on the 33-year-old Top Album Sales chart and the act’s highest-charting effort on the Billboard 200 (No. 4) since 1992. It also managed to hit No. 1 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums, Vinyl Albums and Indie Store Album Sales.