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The Cure: Bloodflowers

The black-clad English lads in The Cure are back again with their thirteenth studio album, Bloodflowers - a lackluster record that reflects a diminishing source of inspiration and passion for lead singer/songwriter Robert Smith.

After more than 20 years in the music industry, it seems Robert Smith and company have become accustomed to falling into Smith's record selling formula - endlessly harping on the tragedies surrounding love and loss.

Unfortunately, this equation has grown old and unimaginative, both lyrically and musically.

It seems even Smith himself is aware of this predicament.

On the song "39," Smith sings, "So the fire is almost out and there's nothing left to burn/I've run right out of thoughts and I've run right out of words/As I used them up, I used them up."

Sadly, he's right on the mark.

The majority of the album follows suit with traditional Goth-pop Cure music. Complete with over-dramatized vocals, distant drums, quirky Goth-pop melodies and sparkling, melancholy musical scores, songs like "Out of This World" and "Maybe Someday" show little change from The Cure's musical heyday in the mid-80s.

Despite this, it is a testament to the fact that even after 20 years in the biz, they still provide the soundtrack to the lives of countless young individuals.

-Barry McGuire