Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee - Los Angeles

It sounds like the beginning of a gag, but it’s not.

What do you get when you cross two quasi-goth drummers and one celebrated producer? One of the albums of the year. Not funny, is it? But this project – despite its many strengths – places little import on humour.

Lol Tolhurst, a founding member of The Cure and Budgie, original sticks man for Siouxsie And The Banshees have known each other for over 40 years and a few years ago formed a ‘supergroup’ along with producer Jacknife Lee and also Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins, who sadly had to leave for his day job.

Although intriguing as what would have appeared, one suspects that it may have been one drummer too many, so with Tolhurst and Budgie on synths and Lee on guitar and distortions (of which there are many) the project took shape.

As it is, Los Angeles is an immersive, dystopian fever dream of an album. Obviously the percussion is great, but the trio have pooled together their contacts for a fearsome supporting cast of collaborators and singers.

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