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90
Not necessarily a comeback but certainly a legitimizing stunner, the record prevented the band from being lost amidst the bunker of form-over-function dream pop bands. Split shattered every negative aspect of those failed acts with flying colors. A fantastic record within any realm.
11y
82
At a crucial midpoint between the beginning and the end, 1994's Split documents the band reaching beyond the shoegaze mold but not yet pandering to pop appeal. By all accounts a difficult process that involved repeated attempts at a final mix, Split benefits from the turmoil.
10y
80
Producer Mike Hedges (the Cure) achieves a rougher sound than on Spooky (1992); with the gain in immediacy, Lush are even more haunting.
9y
Maybe I've just listened to too much music for one day, but tbh this really didn't click. It just kinda passed over my ears. Desire Lines was really good though! But I think as a whole this album is a testament to the fact that Dream Pop as an entire genre is something that still needs to grow on me. Explains why I wasn't initially over the moon for Cocteau Twins
Lush in fucking deed
On my Shoegaze journey I’m very happy to have blessed my ears with this album. This whole album mostly shows a more more energetic side to the genre with a few exceptions, but I think it works super well. A ton of great hooks and instrumental ideas. it reminds me a TON of Cocteau Twins. That isn’t a bad thing it’s just warily similar. Blackout is super energetic and fun, Kiss Chase has an amazing lead riff and Lit Up has my favorite chord progression of ... read more
shoegaze album review 8
Lush is pure shoegaze/dream pop classics, and its totally deserved, their Split is really beautiful gazing album with plenty of relisten potential. Its sounds not so shoegazy, more like dream pop with some alternative energy, but of course here's a few exceptions like Desire Lines, that only adds variety to an album.
10/10
🔥 Light from a Dead Star
🔥 Kiss Chase
🔥 Hypocrite
🔥 Lovelife
Billed as shoegaze, but actually more dream pop. Tired of MBV or Slowdive? Refresh your ears with this one.
By 1994 the Madchester scene/shoegaze wave that had swept the UK indie scene was rapidly losing momentum under the emergence of American grunge and Britpop. For London's Lush, their sophomore album seems to be an attempt to navigate this hostile transition, caught in a tug-of-war between the cascading Cocteau Twins-adjacent dream-pop of their earlier work and the sharper hook-oriented indie-pop of the current times. When it stops trying to fit into the mid-90s radio landscape and embraces ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Light From A Dead Star 3:17 | 88 |
| 2 | Kiss Chase 3:17 | 87 |
| 3 | Blackout 3:06 | 83 |
| 4 | Hypocrite 2:53 | 86 |
| 5 | Lovelife 3:56 | 82 |
| 6 | Desire Lines 7:39 | 93 |
| 7 | The Invisible Man 2:16 | 79 |
| 8 | Undertow 4:58 | 85 |
| 9 | Never-Never 8:05 | 88 |
| 10 | Lit Up 4:01 | 84 |
| 11 | Starlust 4:32 | 85 |
| 12 | When I Die 4:21 | 86 |
Total Length: 52 minutes
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7mo
easilly the best songwriters in shoegaze, and among the best in indie rock as a whole. their lyricism especially is amazing
