Tune of the Week: The Glove

During a difficult period of Cure history Robert Smith disbanded the group and became a member of Siouxsie and The Banshees. A few months after joining, drummer Steve Severin and Smith sequestered themselves in a recording studio for twelve weeks in an attempt to fulfill a recording contract obligation of Severin’s. A weeks long party ensued, with only five days of actual writing and recording occurring. The viewing of copious amounts of horror movies added to the surreal feel of the proceedings. The name of the project, The Glove, is a reference to a character in The Beatles’ film “Yellow Submarine”. The psychedelic influence that fueled these songs would continue into the “Hyaena” sessions for Siouxsie as well as for The Cure with their next album, “The Top”. To avoid contractual obligations of his own, Smith sings this song from lyrics that are uncommonly not his own. Despite all it had going against it, The Glove project proves an unshakeable need to create by those involved.