The Cure · 1989 · 1980s · Entry 43 of 272
Disintegration
Smith's mid-life crisis as an hour of black velvet. 'Plainsong' opens it. 'Untitled' closes it. Every minute earned.
Pitchfork
Read review →Comforting, practically womblike — big, warm, slow, full of beauty and melody and even joy. Disintegration stands unquestionably as Robert Smith's magnum opus.
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