Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
For fans of a group who built their reputation on "Sweetness and Light" and "Starlust," the opening moments of Lush's third album were a shock. The brisk, forward clarity of "Ladykillers"—from the thick, snapping drum tone to the burly, aggressive precision of the guitars, not to mention the intelligible feminist lyrics—were far from the reverb-drenched shoegaze textures of the band's previous records. That clarity persists throughout most of Lovelife, both lyrically and sonically, so immediately, the album's narrative became "Lush goes Britpop" (after all, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker showed up to sing a duet with Miki Berenyi on "Ciao!"). The world had turned since the halcyon days of "the scene that celebrates itself," and effects-drenched guitars and ethereal vocals had been supplanted in the British popular consciousness by lads who swore by their Rickenbackers and at least three Kinks albums. But, fun fact: Lush had always been a "Britpop" band, all the way back to the caffeinated rush of their spiky debut EP. (Berenyi had been playing a Rickenbacker the whole time, too!) For Lush, Lovelife was more a return to form than a capitulation to style. To be sure, the crystalline sonic approach taken by the band and producer Pete Bartlett gives Lovelife a sound that's quite distinct from the whoosh-and-swoosh of Spooky or the miasmic Split, but whether it's the thick harmonies and gentle textures of "Papasan" or the wall of guitars on "Heavenly Nobodies" or even the tra-la-las of a song that is called "Tralala," there's no mistaking that this is a Lush album. Although the sugar-rush confection of "Single Girl" seems a bit of an outlier, it's still a maddeningly catchy number that provided the album a much-needed boost on the charts and has held up incredibly well over the years; it's also only slightly less infectious than the razor-sharp "Childcatcher." Darker numbers like "Olympia" and "I've Been Here Before" provide dynamic contrast, while the dubby "Last Night" reads like a Split outtake. In total, it's an album that's far more diverse than its reputation would lead one to believe, and is an excellent summation of the band's strengths. © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz
More info
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 13,50€/month
Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - Lush, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - BMG rights Management (UK) Ltd., a BMG Chrysalis company., MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - Lush, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - BMG rights Management (UK) Ltd., a BMG Chrysalis company., MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lush, MainArtist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - Domino Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Mike Kearsey, StudioMusician - Terry Edwards, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Leo Payne, StudioMusician - Audrey Riley, Arranger, StudioMusician - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Tombling, StudioMusician - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lush, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Susan Patricia Dench, StudioMusician
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - Lush, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - BMG rights Management (UK) Ltd., a BMG Chrysalis company., MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Bartlett, StudioMusician - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lush, MainArtist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - Domino Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Bartlett, StudioMusician - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel William Goodwin, StudioMusician
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Jarvis Cocker, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - Lush, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - BMG rights Management (UK) Ltd., a BMG Chrysalis company., MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Leo Payne, StudioMusician - Audrey Riley, Arranger, StudioMusician - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Tombling, StudioMusician - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lush, MainArtist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - Domino Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Bartlett, StudioMusician - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Patricia Dench, StudioMusician
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Leo Payne, StudioMusician - Audrey Riley, Conductor, StudioMusician - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Tombling, StudioMusician - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lush, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Susan Patricia Dench, StudioMusician
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - Lush, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - BMG rights Management (UK) Ltd., a BMG Chrysalis company., MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - Lush, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - BMG rights Management (UK) Ltd., a BMG Chrysalis company., MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Mike Kearsey, StudioMusician - Terry Edwards, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Vanbergen, Engineer - Leo Payne, StudioMusician - Audrey Riley, Arranger, StudioMusician - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Tombling, StudioMusician - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lush, MainArtist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - Pete Bartlett, Producer - Domino Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Patricia Dench, StudioMusician - Katherine Lucy Holmes, AssociatedPerformer
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Albumbeschreibung
For fans of a group who built their reputation on "Sweetness and Light" and "Starlust," the opening moments of Lush's third album were a shock. The brisk, forward clarity of "Ladykillers"—from the thick, snapping drum tone to the burly, aggressive precision of the guitars, not to mention the intelligible feminist lyrics—were far from the reverb-drenched shoegaze textures of the band's previous records. That clarity persists throughout most of Lovelife, both lyrically and sonically, so immediately, the album's narrative became "Lush goes Britpop" (after all, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker showed up to sing a duet with Miki Berenyi on "Ciao!"). The world had turned since the halcyon days of "the scene that celebrates itself," and effects-drenched guitars and ethereal vocals had been supplanted in the British popular consciousness by lads who swore by their Rickenbackers and at least three Kinks albums. But, fun fact: Lush had always been a "Britpop" band, all the way back to the caffeinated rush of their spiky debut EP. (Berenyi had been playing a Rickenbacker the whole time, too!) For Lush, Lovelife was more a return to form than a capitulation to style. To be sure, the crystalline sonic approach taken by the band and producer Pete Bartlett gives Lovelife a sound that's quite distinct from the whoosh-and-swoosh of Spooky or the miasmic Split, but whether it's the thick harmonies and gentle textures of "Papasan" or the wall of guitars on "Heavenly Nobodies" or even the tra-la-las of a song that is called "Tralala," there's no mistaking that this is a Lush album. Although the sugar-rush confection of "Single Girl" seems a bit of an outlier, it's still a maddeningly catchy number that provided the album a much-needed boost on the charts and has held up incredibly well over the years; it's also only slightly less infectious than the razor-sharp "Childcatcher." Darker numbers like "Olympia" and "I've Been Here Before" provide dynamic contrast, while the dubby "Last Night" reads like a Split outtake. In total, it's an album that's far more diverse than its reputation would lead one to believe, and is an excellent summation of the band's strengths. © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:52
- Main artists: Lush
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 4AD
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
2023 4AD Ltd 2023 4AD Ltd
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.
Playlists