Revered goth-pop band The Cure will be releasing one single a month, starting May 13th, until the release on September 13th of their 13th studio album. That’s some lucky juju the band’s accumulating already. Press release below:

Santa Monica, California, May 1, 2008- The Cure, one of the most revered British bands of the past quarter-century, have unveiled their plans to release four A & B side singles, one each month starting May 13th,  leading up to the release of their thirteenth studio album, as yet untitled, which will be out on Suretone/Geffen Records September 13th.  It will be the band’s first album of new music since 2004’s self titled album The Cure. Physical and digital singles will be available for purchase in store and on all digital partners.

Why the 13th of each month? The forthcoming album is The Cure’s thirteenth studio album… A lucky number indeed!

First single “The Only One” (released May 13th) includes the b-side “NY Trip”; second single “Freakshow” (released June 13th) includes the b-side “All Kinds Of Stuff”; neither b-side will appear on the album. Both tracks were produced by Robert Smith and Keith Uddin. July 13th and August 13th singles will be announced shortly…

The band is currently gearing up for a U.S. tour, kicking off May 9th at the Patriot Center in Washington DC (see below for complete tour itinerary.)  65daysofstatic will open on all dates.

Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure line-up comprises longtime members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.

The Cure first formed in southern England in 1976 as Easy Cure. In 1978 the ‘Easy’ was dropped, and The Cure was signed to the Fiction label. In May 1979 their debut album Three Imaginary Boys was released to great acclaim.

Other landmark Cure albums include Pornography (1982), The Head on the Door (1985), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987), Disintegration (1989), Wish (1992), Wild Mood Swings (1996), the Grammy-nominated Bloodflowers (2000) and their last full length release, the self-titled set The Cure (2004).  2006 saw the Suretone/Geffen release of Festival 2005, an award winning 5.1 DVD featuring 30 songs, shot by fans, band members and professionals during the summer of 2005’s European festival run.

Below is complete list of U.S. tour dates for The Cure with opening act 65daysofstatic:

May 9th               Washington DC                    Patriot Center
May 10th             Philadelphia , PA                  Wachovia Spectrum
May 12th             Boston, MA                         Agganis Arena
May 14th             Montreal, QC                       Bell Centre
May 15th             Toronto, ON                        Air Canada Centre
May 17th             Chicago, IL                          Allstate Arena
May 19th             Kansas City, MO                 Starlight Theatre
May 21st             Denver, CO                          Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 23rd             Salt Lake City, UT               E Center
May 25th             George, WA                         Gorge Amphitheater – Sasquatch Festival
May 26th             Vancouver, BC                     General Motors Place
May 29th             Santa Barbara, CA               Santa Barbara Bowl
May 31st             Los Angeles, CA                  Hollywood Bowl
June 1st               Los Angeles, CA                   Shrine Auditorium
June 3rd              San Diego, CA                      Cox Arena
June 4th              Phoenix, AZ                           Dodge Theatre
June 6th              Dallas, TX                            American Airlines Center
June 8th              Austin, tX                              Austin Music Hall
June 9th              Houston, TX                          Toyota Center
June 11th            Tampa, FL                             St. Pete Times Forum
June 13th            FT. Lauderdale, FL                Band Atlantic Center
June 15th            Atlanta, GA                           Gwinnett Center
June 16th            Charlotte, NC                        Charlotte Bobcats Arena
June 18th            Cleveland, OH                       Wolstein Center at Cleveland State
June 20th            New York, NY                     Madison Square Garden
June 21st            New York, NY                      Radio City Music Hall

It may not feel like it in many parts of the US, but spring and summer music festivals aren’t that far off. The lineup for this year’s Sasquatch Festival, held at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA. Leading the bill will be R.E.M., The Cure and The Flaming Lips UFO Show. Notable support includes M.I.A., Flight of the Conchords, David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion) and The Breeders. This year’s festival will also include a comedy tent with a lineup to be announced. Full list of bands available after the jump.

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