Levinhurst is an English electronic band formed by keyboardist/drummer

Lol Tolhurst Laurence Andrew Tolhurst (born 3 February 1959) is an English musician, songwriter, producer, and author. He was a founding member of the Cure, for which he first played drums before switching to keyboards. He stayed a member of the Cure until ...

, a founding member of

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, and his wife Cindy Levinson on vocals. The band's name is a

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of their surnames. To date, Levinhurst has released three studio albums.

History

The band was formed in 2002, with Tolhurst and Levinson assisted by guitarist/keyboardist Dayton Borders. Their debut album, '' Perfect Life'', was released in 2004. This was followed in 2006 by an EP called ''The Grey'', which featured a cover of the early Cure song " All Cats Are Grey". Their second full-length album, '' House by the Sea'', was released in 2007. By this point, guitarist/bassist Eric Bradley had joined the band. In 2009, Levinhurst was joined by another former member of the Cure, Michael Dempsey, on bass and keyboards. This lineup released the album ''Blue Star'' in 2009, with a guest appearance by Tolhurst and Levinson's then 16 year-old son Gray Tolhurst on guitar.

Members

Current members

*Cindy Levinson -

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(2002–present) *

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synthesizer A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis a ...

, keyboards (2002–present) *Eric Bradley -

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, backing vocals (2007–present) * Michael Dempsey - bass, keyboards, guitar, string arrangements (2009–present)

Former members

*Dayton Borders - guitar, keyboards (2002–2005)

Discography

Albums

*'' Perfect Life'' (2004) *'' House by the Sea'' (2007) *''Blue Star'' (2009)

EPs

*''The Grey'' (2006) *''Somewhere, Nothing Is Everything'' (2014)

References

{{Authority control English electronic music groups Musical groups established in 2002