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The Cure are an English alternative rock band formed in Crawley , West Sussex , in 1976 . The band has experienced several line - up changes , with vocalist , guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member . The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album " Three Imaginary Boys "; this , along with several early singles , placed the band as part of the post - punk and new wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the ___MASK27___ . During the early 1980s , the band ' s increasingly dark and tormented music was a staple of the emerging gothic rock genre . Boris Peter Bransby - Williams ( born 24 April 1957 ) is an English drummer best known for his extensive work with The Cure ( 1984 -- 1994 ) . Sussex ( abbreviated Sx ), from the Old English " Sþsaxe " ( South Saxons ), is a historic county in South East ___MASK81___ corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex . It is bounded to the west by Hampshire , north by Surrey , north - east by Kent , south by the English Channel , and divided for local government into West Sussex and East Sussex and the city of Brighton and Hove . Brighton and Hove was created as a unitary authority in 1997 , and granted City status in 2000 . Until then , Chichester was Sussex ' s only city . Crawley is a town and borough in West Sussex , ___MASK81___ . It is south of Charing Cross ( London ), north of Brighton and Hove , and north - east of the county town of Chichester . Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106 , 597 at the time of the 2011 Census . Punk rock ( or simply " punk ") is a rock music genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , ___MASK27___ , and ___MASK60___ . Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with hard - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . Three Imaginary Boys is the debut studio album by ___MASK59___ alternative rock band the Cure , released on 8 May 1979 by record label Fiction . It was later released in the United States and ___MASK60___ with a different song track list as " Boys Don ' t Cry ".