What Are You Listening To?

[Tiggi]

One-off side project from The Cure's Robert Smith, & Banshees bassist Steve Severin, with vocals from Jeanette Landray. Released in 1983.

Given that Smith & Severin are distinctive sounding players, it comes as no surprise that this sounds like an amalgam of the parent bands, with the balance slightly on the side of The Cure. This is also a more synthy album than either band had released up to that point.

Somehow the material falls a bit short of what you might expect.

Decentish album, but hardly essential...


AllMusic 3/5 stars.