The Cure - 4:13 Dream

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The Cure - 4:13 Dream

“The Cure’s 13 studio albums have established Robert Smith as a master craftsman of the beautifully calculated mess. The lush arrangements on “4:13 Dream” don’t build a Wall of Sound so much as a whitewater, where heavily distorted guitar and effects share momentum with fluid melodies and memorable pop hooks. Six-minute opener “Underneath the Stars” builds a dark, wistful dreamscape that is jolted to consciousness by first single “The Only One,” a playful, ecstatic love song in the vein of hits like “Friday I’m in Love.” “The Hungry Ghost” is a galloping tale of greed set against paradoxically optimistic chord progressions, while “This. Here and Now. With You” uses ascending and descending scales to captivating effect. The set goes out with the frenetic rocker “It’s Over,” but longtime fans may wish it weren’t: This was originally planned as a double-album.—Evie Nagie”