Fitting to the album title, this release took on a heavier, darker mood and a bolder array of riffs and choruses than their previous records - a sound embraced by fans and critics alike.
Seventeen Seconds is the second studio album by English rock band The Cure, recorded at Morgan Studio and released on 22 April 1980. Seventeen Seconds established the group's gloomy sound that would continue until 1982's Pornography.