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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Ambient * Ethereal *
Artist..: Lush
Album...: Spooky
GENRE....: Indie
STYLE....: Shoegaze
LABEL....: Rough Trade SCENE.....: 2015-12-11
BITRATE..: 915 kbps avg STORE.....: 1991-00-00
ENCODER..: FLAC 1.2.1 -8 -V TRACKS....: 12
SIZE.....: 319.3MB SOURCE....: CD
URL..: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spooky_(album)
- TRACKLIST
1 Stray 2:07
2 Nothing Natural 5:54
3 Tiny Smiles 4:26
4 Covert 3:34
5 Ocean 4:49
6 For Love 3:29
7 Superblast! 4:07
8 Untogether 3:33
9 Fantasy 4:27
10 Take 3:28
11 Laura 3:22
12 Monochrome 5:06
Total Playtime: 48:22
Ah yes, Lush. The little girly band with the swirly, fluffy, cutesy songs.
The Cocteau Twins knock-off band, going as far as hiring Robin Guthrie to
produce their material and signing to 4AD. The band that had not one, but TWO
rather attractive women. They were so good on their EP's but couldn't
translate that on the album. Oh man, what a trip. These cliches were often
thrown Lush's way in their hey day by the NME and the Maker. Truth be told,
they were more than that. They were probably the most pop-oriented of any of
the shoegaze bands back in the day, writing very melodic and harmony-driven
tunes. But man, could they write melodies. Emma Anderson, the band's main
songwriter, was super talented at that. The songs on here are strong, but
some of them are held back by the production. Robin Guthrie was on the knobs
here and got a little into it, trying to make them sound like an exact copy
of the Cocteaus circa mid-80s. As a result, some of the songs which should be
strong, bright moments are held back by a rather murky sound and loads of
overdubbed guitars and way too much flanger. Add to the fact the siren-like
vocals of Emma and Miki aren't that much different from Liz Fraser's voice,
and you start to think, this sounds WAY too much like the Cocteau Twins at
some points. There are strong points however. For Love is a near perfect pop
song, with it's Smiths-like guitars a bit and a pretty melody. Superblast!
amps everything up and rocks the hell out, sounding kind of like the Jesus
and Mary Chain a bit guitar wise, very aggressive sounding, probably the
hardest Lush ever got, but in contrast to the loud guitars, the vocals still
had that enchanting, choir-like sound to them. It's great. Other gems on here
are songs like Untogether, Ocean (could of been much better without Guthrie),
Monochrome, and Nothing Natural. Strong album all around.
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