The Cure: Bloodflowers

Published: Sept. 8, 2021, 4:57 p.m.

On the unexpectedly estimable Bloodflowers, Robert Smith\u2019s legacy-saving last gasp as a songwriter; its tragically dated brick wall + Pro Tools production; and Smith\u2019s egotistical severing of ties with everyone who\u2019d helped fashion the Cure in its glory days.