Fans are speculating after The Cure tease new announcement

Some think the band are hinting at a new record, tour or remix album The post Fans are speculating after The Cure tease new announcement appeared first on NME.

Apr 19, 2025 - 17:39
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Fans are speculating after The Cure tease new announcement

The Cure have teased an upcoming announcement with a cryptic social media post that has left fans speculating.

On Friday (April 18), the band posted a pair of images of an iPod sitting in a recording studio, one showing ‘CURE MOALW’ on the back of it and the other showing a playlist of tracks involving the band.

Also included in the post is a 14 second video of mysterious, ambient music, while the post is captioned: “IV-XXI-MMXXV”. That appears to reference the date of April 21, 2025, which presumably will be the day the full announcement arrives. It also happens to be the 66th birthday of frontman Robert Smith.

Ahead of the confirmation of what the announcement could be, fans have been posting their theories online. “04/21/2025 ?!? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN,” reads one reply to the band’s post on X.

Much of the speculation revolves around the relevance of the ‘MOALW’ abbreviation on the back of the iPod, with various X users suggesting “Movie of a Lost World” or “Mixes of a Lost World”. These point to a spin-off from The Cure’s 2024 album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, their first studio record in 16 years.

“New album!?” reads another reply to the post, while another speculates that it is teasing a new tour from the band. See a range of reactions below.