The CureBoys Don't Cry (12" Single)

Early Cure at their leanest and most jangly, before the gloom fully descended, all nervy guitars and Robert Smith's plaintive yelp. The title track chimes with bittersweet, post-punk heartbreak, a lovesick anthem dressed up as a pop song. Spare, urgent and irresistibly hooky. The sound of a band on the cusp of greatness. Bright, brittle and aching.