Presented with their choice of the first four albums by The Cure, a sizable majority of our Patreon backers selected 1982’s Pornography as the subject for this month’s commentary podcast, and so here we are, tackling the densest, darkest, and most monolithic statement in the band’s legendary discography. We work to tease out the poetic and emotional particulars of Robert Smith’s expressions of guilt, corruption, and misery, as well as the sonic and structural qualities which both make Pornography The Cure’s non plus ultra in terms of weight, and yet also link it to the band’s past and later incarnations. As always, you can rate and subscribe on iTunes, download directly, or listen through the widget down below.
