The Cure releasing live versions of two new songs on Eco Vinyl

While fans continue the seemingly endless wait for 2008's proper sequel 4:13 DreamThe Cure will quench their thirst for new music in October by releasing live versions of two new songs. After debuting some fresh tracks on the road in recent years, the Robert Smith fronted band will release the live two-song 12″ November: Live in France 2022 on October 1st, marking their first official release of new music in 16 years.

The double A-side 12″ will feature live versions of “And Nothing Is Forever” and “I Can Never Say Goodbye,” both songs the band began playing in concert two years ago. The songs will be released on Eco-vinyl via Naked Record Clubwith net proceeds going to Brian Eno's Percentage of Land climate charity. The intense, dreamy ballad “And Nothing Is Forever”, was recorded at the Montpellier Sud de France Arena on November 8, 2022, while the equally crazy “I Never Can Say Goodbye” was followed in Toulouse at the Zénith on November 13, 2022. the French leg of the tour of the goth rock group 2022 Shows of a Lost World.

“I would like to thank The Cure and NAKED Record Club—both true innovators—for their generous support of vital climate projects through the release of The Cure – Novembre: Live In France 2022Eno said in a press release. “It's a powerful example of how the music community can work together to build a better world.”

The tracks will appear on 5,000 individually numbered vinyl LPs — 100 of which will be signed — with pre-orders open now. According to the Naked Record Club, their releases are pressed on sustainable vinyl, which is made by an injection molding machine that uses a reported 90% less electricity than traditional steam presses on non-toxic recyclable PET plastic instead of PVC, which is toxic and takes thousands of years to decompose.

Back in 2020, Smith promised that the band's 14th album would “definitely be out soon,” saying at the time that he was finishing recording and preparing to mix any day now. “But until it's done, no one will believe me. I can't wait for it to come out more than anyone else, believe me!” Smith added in February of that year.

See the announcement below.