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| British band’s 13th studio set balances the poppy & gloomy sides of leader Robert Smith. The Only One, Sleep When I’m Dead, The Perfect Boy, Freakshow, etc. |
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| 1 Underneath the Stars |
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| 2 The Only One |
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| 3 The Reasons Why |
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| 4 Freakshow |
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| 5 Sirensong |
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| 6 The Real Snow White |
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| 7 The Hungry Ghost |
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| 8 Switch |
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| 9 The Perfect Boy |
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| 10 This. Here and Now. With You |
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| 11 Sleep When I'm Dead |
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| 12 The Scream |
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| 13 It's Over |
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Album Review
"4:13 Dream" may open with the doomed romanticism of "Underneath The Stars," but that slow-crawling mini-epic is a feint, momentarily disguising how this is the Cure's poppiest album since 1992's "Wish". But despite the preponderance of sprightly tempos and singsong hooks, nothing about "4:13 Dream" feels especially light, perhaps because Robert Smith chooses to pair these songs with a heavy dose of angst. On the "The Reasons Why," the catchiest tune here, Smith sings about suicide with no trace of irony. The pristine production emphasizes Smith's stylized mannerisms -- nowhere more so than on "The Only One," where his caterwauls are clearly articulated. Buried in the back of "4:13 Dream" are two songs with hooks that nevertheless dig underneath the skin: "The Perfect Boy" and "This. Here And Now. With You." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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• Biography
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