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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
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As a casual listener of Lush, I’m very glad I picked this up. Very impactful and another example of how the music industry fails artists.
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Lush came into my world in 1996 when the song Ladykillers was featured on Now 33. This was during the Britpop era and I thought they were a band from that genre, the other two singles 500 and Single Girl didn't help that.
Anyway up comes the internet and I'm able to do some more research when Hypocrite is featured in a Rough Trade indie pop compilation and I find out that they were much more. Usually I tend to focus on the albums and wait until a biography shows up so I have an idea of the band without media bias (and NME were quite nasty to the group)
Finally lead singer Miki Berenyi has written her autobiography and it is quite a sordid affair. Although Lush themselves were quite tame by band standards Miki Berenyi's personal life was not: abuse, parental problems and toxic relationships take up quite up the first half of the book, while the second half deals with depression, sexism in alternative , the awfulness of Britpop and ending with Lush's dissolution due to their drummer taking his own life.
It's a gritty and truthful autobiography which exposes the dark underbelly of alternative rock from both sides of the pond. Although there is a happy ending one needs strong nerves to read it.
Anyway up comes the internet and I'm able to do some more research when Hypocrite is featured in a Rough Trade indie pop compilation and I find out that they were much more. Usually I tend to focus on the albums and wait until a biography shows up so I have an idea of the band without media bias (and NME were quite nasty to the group)
Finally lead singer Miki Berenyi has written her autobiography and it is quite a sordid affair. Although Lush themselves were quite tame by band standards Miki Berenyi's personal life was not: abuse, parental problems and toxic relationships take up quite up the first half of the book, while the second half deals with depression, sexism in alternative , the awfulness of Britpop and ending with Lush's dissolution due to their drummer taking his own life.
It's a gritty and truthful autobiography which exposes the dark underbelly of alternative rock from both sides of the pond. Although there is a happy ending one needs strong nerves to read it.
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As a giant Lush fan, I inhaled this audiobook. Miki’s life is fascinating and sad and funny, and I loved hearing about her time in Lush. Highly recommended.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Death of parent
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Alcohol
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[Audiobook]
A great autobiographic work spanning Miki's life from her childhood to today. Shows how a very dark f-ed up childhood can "potentiate" later deviant behaviour and how being a woman in a men's industry can be terrifying and unpleasant. Some insight into her band Lush's dynamic, going through some inner turmoil due to the often complicated relationship between Miki and Emma, the other songwriter, and the crazy life of touring and barely making a living if your band is not a top act like the mentioned Pearl Jam or Red Hot Chili Peppers. Miki talks about both her rights and her wrongs and that results in a very interesting book.
A great read/listen if you're a fan of Lush, music, the 4AD record label, or if you want a woman in a women-led band's perspective on the music industry.
A great autobiographic work spanning Miki's life from her childhood to today. Shows how a very dark f-ed up childhood can "potentiate" later deviant behaviour and how being a woman in a men's industry can be terrifying and unpleasant. Some insight into her band Lush's dynamic, going through some inner turmoil due to the often complicated relationship between Miki and Emma, the other songwriter, and the crazy life of touring and barely making a living if your band is not a top act like the mentioned Pearl Jam or Red Hot Chili Peppers. Miki talks about both her rights and her wrongs and that results in a very interesting book.
A great read/listen if you're a fan of Lush, music, the 4AD record label, or if you want a woman in a women-led band's perspective on the music industry.