"People would see me and Simon laughing [. . .] and they couldn't understand how we could be like that and still be in this ____ band” (Robert Smith, of the Cure) (5,6)
I believe the answer is:
angst ridden
(Another definition for angst ridden that I've seen is " Filled with a feeling of dread".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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