The Cure. - Brief Article - Review - sound recording review

Bloodflowers (Elektra)

"The fire is almost out," emotes the Cure's cryptic leader, Robert Smith, on the band's twentieth album. Unfortunately, that metaphor isn't so cryptic--Smith claims Bloodflowers may be the Cure's final album. As the last nail in the coffin, though, it's a good one: Dense, echoing songs laced with indelible pop melodies recall classic Cure. Powering the album's core, as always, is Smith's caterwaul; somewhere between a moan, howl, and whine, his voice has proven to be one of rock's most unique and passionate voices.

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