The Cure – Pictures of You (1989)

After the winsome fluff of Current 93, the Friday night frolics continue….

Sure, he can be a whining old bugger, but Robert Smith and The Cure have released some of the most vital songs of the last 30 years – Boys Don’t Cry. Love Cats, A Forest, Inbetween Days, etc.

But never mind that pop nonsense!

Why not start here with the 7 and a half minutes dirge of “Pictures of You” from the unremittingly downbeat Disintegration LP

Turn the volume up and immerse yourself

Make sure all sharp objects and painkillers are well out of reach

Then forget about going out

..  and go to bed instead

Morning will be here soon