New album from The Cure - Could this, then, be the return to form?

The Cure are back with a new album in October. A double album even.

A long-time Cure fan, I can't help being fairly relaxed about this. The last couple of albums from the band have been far from exciting so the odds are against them pulling out a stunner this time. However, the word on the street is that the album will be more upbeat and a return to their previous sound - a bit like 1987's 'Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me'.

Were this to be the case, I would certainly rate the new album as a crucial release this autumn. But let's look beyond the hearsay and just wait and see what we get.

Le Mec