New Cure Record / Robert Smith Comments on AFI, Hot Hot Heat

There's mention of the upcoming album from The
Cure in the new issue of Rolling
Stone. The record, currently untitled, is due next spring. According to
Robert Smith "It's going to be a very heavy album... Cure heavy, not new-metal heavy."

The magazine also has the Cure frontman
critique his imitators, in particular Interpol,
Hot Hot Heat, AFI
and The Rapture. Smith is kind in
his comments and proposes that "This sudden groundswell must've come from
kids listening to Disintegration and then growing up and starting
bands." On AFI Smith says
"I've never gotten into them before, but their new album is really good.
It's just real - real songs with real passion. It's great to sense that kind of
emotion on a record." On Victoria's Hot
Hot Heat he comments "They have a very complete sound - it's as if
they've played their songs forever. Their album is very self-assured. They sound
more grown-up then they are." Check out the magazine for the rest.