The Cure is releasing its first new album in six years, and Robert Smith is not all that happy about it.

What did you expect?

The band, coming up on its 40th year in existence, announced plans for 4:14 Scream, the followup to 4:13 Dream, which was supposed to be a double album, but was only half-released by Geffen back in 2008.

Smith announced in a blog post this week that the new material—mostly recorded at the same time as 4:13 Dream but finished later—is on its way.

He also posted the album cover art:

So why is Smith not smiling? Because those songs were recorded with a different Cure lineup than the crew he’s got now, and the whole thing is causing discord among his new ‘mates, he told XFM.

"I've finished singing and mixing an album that was made by a band that no longer exists. So I'm trying to be convinced that I should release what is the second half of an album that effectively came out in 2008. It's a bit of a sore point, to be honest," he said.

As such, he has no plans to perform the songs live, not that they fit the bill. Smith is enjoying a bit of a nostalgia trip, and will instead play three classic Cure albums in their entirety: "The Top," "The Head on the Door" and "Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me.”

No dates have been announced.

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