The Cure - The Cure (2004)

   The Cure went through some changes during the decades, and interestingly while their dark gothic image took it's final form, their music turned brighter and softer compared to their '80s era. 

   Their self-titled album seemed to return to the basics by a modern sound that showed analogy with the actual tendencies of the main music scene. The concept of the album was great and it's also kind of rare to see that old bands with cultic status showing any sign of attention or interest to what actually happens in the main scene. And also the darker, more melancholic and depressing music of The Cure were quite missed during the past decades. Because of the actuality of the album's style also couldn't be told that it was self-repeating. The band catched successfully the preferred frequency, and were able to convert it into their own style. Similarly catchy and great songs haven't been heard by The Cure since a long while. The modernized ambitions had advantageous effect on their music and this made the self-titled album compatible with younger audience too, since not many of them are so receptive about the gloomy approach of an era they didn't live in. Way harsher and evident methods are needed to pick from the toolbar of expression than before to impress the audience. And It's also not and everyday's experience from old bands to move comfortably by taking modernized ambitions. In total, The Cure album was a nostalgic and very relevant release the same time, that kind of resurrected the band's well known image and former dark glory.