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July 14, 2008

New Cure - "Sleep When I'm Dead"

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The Cure's newest in their series of pre-album monthly singles has a looping quality to go with the basic, repeated, and very truthful lyrical thrust of "I'll sleep when I'm dead, you angels ... but until then." At first (and then later) I assumed the website was stuck on a partial clip, but looks like this is how the song progresses (?). Which makes it Robert & Co.'s Steve Reich moment (not really). Judged beside the recent singles canon, "Sleep" fares better than "The Only One" or "Freakshow." We still haven't heard the recorded "A Perfect Boy" or "Underneath The Stars." For "Sleep," listen at the Cure's official site. Remember, album 13 is out 9/13. One more single to go.

UPDATE: The above really is just a looped clip of a standard late-period Cure song, not the sound of the band trying something new.

Posted at 10:21 AM by brandon
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That is just a clip on their site. I've heard the song several times live and theres much more to it....I like this studio recording and the reverb on the mix through

Posted by: Jonny Von Golden at 07/14/08 10:55 AM  | Reply
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You're right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrhvZdbpnm8

I like the loop better. Figures my favorite Cure "song" in a while would be a clipped moment from a Cure song.

Posted by: brandon profile link  in reply to Jonny Von Golden's comment at 07/14/08 11:11 AM  | Reply
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and don't miss: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO2Qwi2HS8o

Posted by: boon at 07/14/08 11:16 AM  | Reply
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nice art direction.

Posted by: k profile link at 07/14/08 12:06 PM  | Reply
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here's the better link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqIU6agWD80

Posted by: boon at 07/14/08 5:30 PM  | Reply
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To the Stereogum author,
The song is called The Perfect Boy, not A Perfect Boy.

There are 2 different songs, The Perfect Boy and A Boy I Never Knew.

Please get it straight.

Posted by: AndyTheCureFan at 07/15/08 1:25 PM  | Reply
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At least some honest review. Its b-side is even more recycled stuff (Friday + Signal to noise + Pink Dream + Mint car).

Posted by: Dead at 07/15/08 5:36 PM  | Reply
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