Former the Cure member Lol Tolhurst, former Siouxsie And The Banshees drummer Budgie, and veteran producer Jacknife Lee teamed up for an album called “Los Angeles” last year. Tolhurst and Budgie headed out on the road to promote it a few months back, a voyage that brought them to the KEXP studios in Seattle. In a session recorded on June 4th with Liam Hayden on bass, they performed a cover of the early Cure single “A Forest.” Tolhurst has a songwriting credit on “A Forest,” so maybe “cover” is not exactly the right word here. The point is these gothy post-punk veterans performed a gothy post-punk classic in a historically rainy West Coast locale
It’s a trip seeing Budgie playing drums, and the moody Blade Runner keyboards give it a different edge. It’s doesn’t have to be better, it has to be good. And it’s good. Lol is presenting similar very basic keyboards skills but we know he’s played drums and keyboards so often in the past, he’s just dumbed it down to give this interpretation of “A Forest”. Budgie working hard, maybe the bassist too low in mix. Really nice to see though, main thing for me is to see them fit and well and happy.
Lol Tolhurst – Percussion, Keys Peter “Budgie” Clarke – Percussion, Harmonica Liam Hayden – Bass
Lol Tolhurst x Budgie covering The Cure’s “A Forest” live in the KEXP studio. Recorded June 4th, 2024.
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