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4:13 Dream is the thirteenth studio album by English rock band The Cure. It was released on 27 October 2008, through record labels Suretone and Geffen.

Production

The thirteenth studio album by The Cure was originally intended to be a double album; however, frontman Robert Smith confirmed in interviews that this idea was scrapped, despite the fact that thirty-three songs had been recorded.[6][7] Some songs featured on the album were recycled from earlier album sessions: an example is "Sleep When I'm Dead", which was originally written for the band's 1985 album The Head on the Door.[8] Smith attested that the album would mostly comprise the upbeat songs the band recorded, while the darker songs may be released on another album.[citation needed]

Promotion

On 6 October 2007, The Cure played the first song from the upcoming album, "The Only One" (then titled "Please Project") at the Download Festival in Mountain View, California as part of their 4Tour.[9] Following this, the band slowly introduced other songs from the album.[citation needed] In order to finish recording 4:13 Dream by early 2008, they delayed their North American tour by eight months. Later in the tour, the band performed the songs "Underneath the Stars", "The Perfect Boy", "Sleep When I'm Dead", "Freakshow" (then titled "Don't Say Anything"), "The Only One" (then titled "Please Project") and "It's Over" (then titled "Baby Rag Dog Book") at various shows. Although rumored to appear on the album from early reports,[citation needed] another song, "A Boy I Never Knew", was omitted from the final track listing.

On 1 May 2008, The Cure posted a bulletin on their MySpace page in which they confirmed that the album would be released on 13 September.[citation needed] The bulletin also said that the thirteenth day of each month leading up to the release of the album (May, June, July and August) would see the release of a single, including B-sides that would not make the final cut.[citation needed]

The first single, "The Only One", was released on 13 May, followed by "Freakshow" on 13 June, "Sleep When I'm Dead" on 13 July and "The Perfect Boy" on 13 August. On 16 July, Robert Smith announced that the album's release date would be pushed back to 13 October,[citation needed] and in September's place, an EP was released, entitled Hypnagogic States, containing remixes of the four singles from 4:13 Dream. On 21 August the title of the album was announced online as 4.13 Dream,[citation needed] corrected three days later to 4:13 Dream.[citation needed] The official track listing was first revealed on the band's official website on 15 September.[citation needed] Smith also mentioned the "dark album" companion piece, and jokingly stated that he would like to have it released by his next birthday (21 April 2009).[citation needed] On 11 October, The Cure performed 4:13 Dream in its entirety at a free performance in the Piazza San Giovanni in Rome that was recorded for the MTV Live concert series. The album's release date was delayed yet again, and was ultimately released on 27 October.

Outtakes

At least twenty-six additional songs were recorded for the album that did not make the final cut. Smith originally intended the 2008 album to be a double album but due to various problems only thirteen songs were released, on a single disc. Smith has said, "Compiling a single CD album required a different approach (for one thing there was no longer the time to 'spread out' and connect the different moods as I had originally intended) and as a consequence a number of (my favorite!) slower songs and instrumental pieces were left unfinished and unreleased."[10] Four outtakes from the album were issued in 2008 as B-sides: "NY Trip", "All Kinds of Stuff", "Down Under" and "Without You".

In April 2014, Smith announced that the band would release an album called 4:14 Scream later that year, which would contain fourteen of the outtakes from the 2007 recording sessions.[citation needed] As well, a limited edition double album titled 4:26 Dream was also mooted, which would contain all twenty-six non-album songs.[citation needed] To date, these albums of outtakes remain unreleased.

Release

After failing to meet several release dates, 4:13 Dream was released on 28 October 2008.[11] It debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200, selling about 24,000 copies in its first week of release.[12] As of January 2011, US sales stand at 93,000.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB[14]
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[15]
The Guardian[16]
NME8/10[17]
Pitchfork6.7/10[3]
PopMatters[18]
Rolling Stone[19]
The Times[20]
USA Today[4]

The album so far has a score of 69 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[21] While most critics have praised the album as a quintessential Cure record,[22] others have criticised the album's compression[23] and its overly comfortable[24] and lightweight[25] songwriting.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Cure

No.TitleLength
1."Underneath the Stars"6:17
2."The Only One"3:57
3."The Reasons Why"4:35
4."Freakshow"2:30
5."Sirensong"2:22
6."The Real Snow White"4:43
7."The Hungry Ghost"4:29
8."Switch"3:44
9."The Perfect Boy"3:21
10."This. Here and Now. With You"4:06
11."Sleep When I'm Dead"3:51
12."The Scream"4:37
13."It's Over"4:16

Personnel

The Cure
Additional musicians
  • Smud – extra percussion
  • Catsfield Sub Rhythm Trio – handclaps
Production
  • Keith Uddin – producer, mixing, engineering
  • Daren Butler – assistant engineer
  • Matt Hendry – assistant engineer
  • Simon Wakeling – assistant engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Charts (2008) Peak
positions
Australian Albums Chart 30[26]
Greek Albums Chart (International) 11[27]
Greek Albums Chart (Overall) 24[28]
Italian Albums Chart 8[29]
Swedish Albums Chart 36[30]
UK Albums Chart 33[31]
US Billboard 200 16[12]

References

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  2. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Cure - 4:13 Dream". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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  4. ^ a b Gundersen, Edna (3 November 2008). "The Cure, 4:13 Dream: Placebo listening". USA Today. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira; Reno, Brad. "Cure". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  6. ^ "The Cure Announce Return | The Cure | News | MTV UK". MTV News. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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  8. ^ "Fall Music Preview". Rolling Stone: 34. October 2008.
  9. ^ Thompson, Paul (24 August 2007). "Pitchfork: The Cure Postpone Fall Tour Until Spring". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  10. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/robert-smith-explains-the-cures-forthcoming-4-14-scream-album-20140401
  11. ^ "The Cure : News : The Cure's New Album "4:13 Dream" Available Now!". thecure.com. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  12. ^ a b Hasty, Katie (5 November 2008). "AC/DC Fends Off High Debuts to Remain No. 1 | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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  14. ^ O'Neal, Sean (27 October 2008). "The Cure: 4:13 Dream | Music | MusicalWork Review | The A.V. Club". avclub.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  15. ^ Greenwald, Andy (22 October 2008). "4:13 Dream Review | Music Reviews and News | ew.com". ew.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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  18. ^ Schiller, Mike (28 October 2008). "The Cure: 4:13 Dream | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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  21. ^ "Critic Reviews for 4:13 Dream". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  22. ^ Robinson, Martin (24 October 2008). "Album Reviews - The Cure (4:13 Dream)". NME. Retrieved 26 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ Doran, John (27 October 2008). "The Quietus | Reviews | The Cure". The Quietus. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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  26. ^ "australian-charts.com – The Cure – 4:13 Dream". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  27. ^ "Greek International Charts". Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  28. ^ "Greek Overall Charts". Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  29. ^ "italiancharts.com – The Cure – 4:13 Dream". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  30. ^ "swedishcharts.com – The Cure – 4:13 Dream". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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