Artist: The Cure
Album: Wish
Release Date: April 21, 1992
Label: Fiction / Elektra Records
Genre: Alternative Rock / Dream Pop / Gothic Rock
Description
Wish is The Cure’s ninth studio album — and one of their most commercially successful and emotionally resonant releases. Following the lush experimentation of Disintegration (1989), the band returned with a more guitar-driven, expansive sound that fused melancholy, romance, and an almost dreamlike brightness.
The album captures The Cure at the height of their creative confidence: tracks like “Friday I’m in Love” and “High” shimmer with pop exuberance, while “From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea” and “Open” dive into sprawling emotional and sonic depths. The result is a collection that balances darkness and light — introspective yet anthemic, tender yet cathartic.
Critically acclaimed and adored by fans, Wish debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart and #2 on the US Billboard 200, earning The Cure their first Grammy nomination. Its sound bridges gothic textures, jangly dream-pop, and a unique emotional vulnerability that has made it a timeless classic in alternative rock history.