The Cure have announced the release of their long-awaited 14th studio album Songs Of A Lost World, out November 1.

Accompanying the announcement, the band also shared the lead single ‘Alone’, which opened every show on their 90-date, 33-country Shows Of A Lost World tour.

Speaking of the single, Robert Smith says: "It's the track that unlocked the record; as soon as we had that piece of music recorded I knew it was the opening song, and I felt the whole album come into focus.

“I had been struggling to find the right opening line for the right opening song for a while, working with the simple idea of ‘being alone’, always in the back of my mind this nagging feeling that I already knew what the opening line should be…

“As soon as we finished recording I remembered the poem Dregs by the English poet Ernest Dowson… and that was the moment when I knew the song - and the album - were real."

Initially formed in 1978, The Cure have sold over 30 million albums worldwide, headlined the Glastonbury festival four times and been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. They are considered to be one of the most influential bands to ever come out of the UK.

The band will reveal the rest of the track listing for the record over the coming weeks here and on their social channels.

Songs Of A Lost World is available for pre-order now.