In 2001, when The Cure released their Greatest Hits album, the band also returned to the studio to record new acoustic versions of 18 of their songs. Now, those recordings will finally become available on streaming services for the first time.
Dubbed Acoustic Hits, the album will arrive on streaming platforms on August 9th, per posts the band made on social media In anticipation of the release, they shared black and white videos of unplugged studio performances of several tracks. The first was “A Forest,” followed by “The Lovecats,” and, just yesterday, “Close To Me.” Watch the videos below.
Other songs on Acoustic Hits include “Just Like Heaven,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Friday I’m in Love,” and more. Check out the original artwork and tracklist below. Acoustic Hits is also available to purchase on vinyl here.
The Cure embarked on the celebrated “Shows of a Lost World Tour” last year, which became the highest-grossing tour of their career. Still no word on the status on their long-teased new album, Songs of a Lost World.
Acoustic Hits Artwork:
Acoustic Hits Tracklist:
01. Boys Don’t Cry
02. A Forest
03. Let’s Go to Bed
04. The Walk
05. The Love Cats
06. In Between Days
07. Close to Me
08. Why Can’t I Be You?
09. Just Like Heaven
10. Lullaby
11. Lovesong
12. Never Enough
13. High
14. Friday I’m in Love
15. Mint Car
16. Wrong Number
17. Cut Here
18. Just Say Yes