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Released back in 1979, ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ was the second single released by The Cure. While it, strangely, didn’t make the cut for their debut album ‘Three Imaginary Boys’, the track remains a strong favourite from their extensive back catalogue. The foundations for The Cure were laid in 1976, when Robert Smith gathered some friends to form a band called Malice. After a few lineup and name changes, Smith formed The Cure with Lol Tolhurst and Michael Dempsey on drums and bass respectfully. The band have now released thirteen albums, and counting, their latest being 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream’.

‘Boys Don’t Cry’ epitomises everything that’s great about the band, a timeless melody fronted by Robert Smith’s distinctive vocal delivery. While there’s no word on a new album, The Cure are set to steal the show at this year’s Bestival; with their headline performance their only European show of 2011. The event takes place on September 8^th-11^th on the picturesque Isle Of Wight. With festival organiser Rob Da Bank also pulling in Pendulum, Björk, Primal Scream and PJ Harvey, this year’s event looks set to keep the standard of previous years. For the full line up and ticket info, head to the Bestival website.

While there’s no guarantees over what The Cure will play, with no current album to promote, all signs are pointing to a career spanning greatest hits set. Which will hopefully mean a welcome airing for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’.

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Candadian electro-noise duo Crystal Castles have announced their latest single, a re-recorded version of ‘Not In Love’ with guest vocals from Robert Smith – lead singer of The Cure.  

Crystal Castles supported The Cure at the NME Awards last year and it’s clear from this collaboration that they’ve received the seal of approval from Smith: scoring a huge coup by getting the influential singer to add his inimitable tones to the dark, electronic track. While some hardcore fans of The Cure may not be keen to see Smith mixing with young upstarts like Crystal Castles, most will be  hard pressed to find fault with this record. In contrast to the original version of ‘Not In Love’, where Crystal Castles’ singer Alice Glass has her vocals twisted through effects, Smith’s unaffected vocal takes the track into almost pop territory.

‘I’m Not In Love’ is released through Fiction Records on December 6^th, head here for a preview.

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