Stevie Parker: The Cure review – intriguing and idiosyncratic

(Virgin EMI)
The Bristol-based singer makes a virtue of misery on this highly promising break-up albumThere should be a mutual support organisation for those exes who are the subjects of famous heartbreak albums. Oh, to be a fly on the wall if Adele’s ex (aka “Mr 21”) broke bread with the object of Sam Smith’s unrequited affections, (aka “Mr Lonely Hour”). It would be quite the gathering, if you included people like Britney Spears (the object of Justin Timberl