Lol Tolhurst

Drummer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Lol Tolhurst has had a lasting impact on the currents of punk, alternative, and independent music, first as a founding member of the Cure, and then by remaining active with subsequent projects like Presence, Levinhurst, collaborations with other artists, and work released under his own name. Tolhurst first played drums, then keyboards, in the Cure from the band's 1976 inception until his departure in 1989. After various projects in the decades that followed, Tolhurst worked with Budgie and producer Garret "Jacknife" Lee on an album entitled Los Angeles, which included guest spots from U2's The Edge, harpist Mary Lattimore, LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, and many others. Los Angeles was released in 2023.