Circa 1984 I had the ubiquitous 80’s do. You know the one - asymmetrical, shaved close on one side and crunchy Sun-In streaked perm on the other. Great look. I also wore a lot of black and listened to the Cure - whoops, still do. Well I have good news for all of you former mopeyblackcladshoegazingdancers who are now aginghipsterparents out there. Lullaby versions of the Cure songs are now available on CD.

When I first heard of this a few months ago, I thought it sounded like a novel shower gift for my favorite Gothy parents-to-be. Then I listened to the samples on the web site. The songs are performed on glockenspiel and harpsichord. To me, the songs sound more like creepy ice cream truck music than soothing lullabies.

But if your baby is feeling low and sitting in the crib contemplating his/her navel, this may be the perfect background music. BTW Baby Rock Records also feature artists other than the Cure. Radiohead, Nirvana, Tool, the Eagles and Coldplay (but aren’t their songs already lullabye-y?)

And Baby Rock Records are also featured in this NYT article on aginghipsterparents and their kids.

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