Would one expect anything less than a double album from The Cure on the occasion of its 13th studio release? "Rather than cut it down, at the stage we're at with the band, I'm making this record because I want to enjoy the process and be proud of the finished result," frontman Robert Smith tells Billboard of the as-yet-untitled effort, due in October via Suretone/Geffen. "It isn't a commercial concern for me."
 
"What will probably happen is that a double album will come out like a limited edition, mixed by me," he continues
 
Tracks due to make the cut include 'Lusting Here in Your Mind' ("It sounds suspiciously like heavy rock to me," Smith says), 'The Hungry Ghost', 'The Perfect Boy,' 'Christmas Without You' ("That's not a very happy song," he says) and 'Please Come Home'.

Smith promises The Cure will play new material during its world tour, but not too much. "A lot of people who come to Cure shows want to hear something they haven't heard before, but they also want to hear old songs," he offers. "I enjoy playing them. But the idea of going out and doing a two-and-a-half hour show and including 10 or 12 new songs would actually be really awful, I think. A show is an experience. Anyone coming to a Cure show isn't going to go home and think about buying the album. They've already made their minds up by the fact they've bought a ticket to see us."

Australian fans don’t have long to wait as the band has just announced a string of stadium dates around the country in August:

Dates:
August 4 - Challenge Stadium, Perth WA
August 6 - Entertainment Centre, Adelaide SA
August 8 - Entertainment Centre, Brisbane QLD
August 9 - Entertainment Centre, Sydney NSW
August 10 - Entertainment Centre, Sydney NSW
August 12 - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne VIC

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