Oh lord, let’s hope this rumor turns out to be false!

EW is reporting that Ashlee Simpson’s new album (just writing that alone made me simultaneously lose cred and cringe a little bit) will feature Kenna, Chad Hugo and quite possibly… Robert Smith of The Cure. Believe it.

Here’s more on the potential collaboration: Ashlee’s also reportedly collaborating with Robert Smith. Yes, as in the legendary frontman of Alternative Nation icons the Cure. Could their mutual buddy, Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, be the connection? When asked by our west-coast counterpart Shirley Halperin, Wentz demurred. ”I doubt I had anything to do with it, ’cause they were friends since she was performing in Chicago [in London last year]. But I definitely only have good things to say about Ash — I think the collaboration could be great!” Indeed; whatever these two Lovecats come up with, it’s bound to be interesting!

Yeah, interesting… that’s the word. Read the entire article here.

MP3: The Cure – The Exploding Boy