"... The Cure is an intriguing dose of romantic misery, full of atmospheres, self-flagellation and a little bunny-boiling. Front and centre is Parker's voice - an elastic and airy thing that wears its melismas and hiccups lightly - and Parker herself, whose jeans'n'trainers "anti-styling" strives to downplay the visual side upon which so much pop is sold. She's intense and diffident, then - but not too off-putting for radio".