Lush is the debut studio album by American musician Mitski.[1] Mitski self-released the album on January 31, 2012, as her junior year project at SUNY Purchase's Conservatory of Music. It was recorded and mixed by Scot Moriarty.[2]
| Lush | ||||
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| Released | January 31, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Chamber pop | |||
| Length | 26:01 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Producer | Scot Moriarty | |||
| Mitski chronology | ||||
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Background
editMitski described the album as by "someone who simply wrote her feelings and didn't think about how her narrative was being conveyed", describing a version of herself that is "long gone now". Patrick Hyland, producer of all of Mitski's subsequent albums, described the album with the quote: "Lush was in college, like, 'Oh, my gosh, there are studios! There are other instrumentalists!"[3]
The album is primarily chamber pop, with elements of lo-fi and punk rock.[4] Lush has been described as "mournful" by Rolling Stone.[5] It is "her most piano-laden work," characterized by Nylon as "a series of vivid, smooth, and unraveling narratives."[6]
Critical reception
editIn a career retrospective following her 2018 studio album Be the Cowboy, Jesse Herb of Atwood Magazine said that the album "plays out like a beautiful stream of consciousness" and praised Mitski's poetic lyricism.[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Liquid Smooth" | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Eric" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Brand New City" | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Real Men" | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Wife" | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Abbey" | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Bag of Bones" | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Door" | 2:12 |
| 9. | "Pearl Diver" | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 26:01 | |
All tracks are written by Mitski
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Liquid Smooth" | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Wife" | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Abbey" | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Brand New City" | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Eric" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Bag of Bones" | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Door" | 2:12 |
| 8. | "Pearl Diver" | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 23:15 | |
In July 2022, the track listing on streaming services was modified to match the current Bandcamp version, with "Real Men" moved to the end of the album.[11] Sometime in late 2012 – early 2013, "Real Men" was removed from the Bandcamp tracklist and the tracklist was re-arranged.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Lush, by Mitski". Mitski. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mitski - Artist Biography & Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Martoccio, Angie (December 27, 2021). "Mitski Had to Quit Music to Love It". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Sutliff, Amileah (July 26, 2018). "A Mitski Primer". Vinyl Me, Please. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Wolper, Caitlin (August 16, 2018). "How Mitski Became the Cowboy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ Wolper, Caitlin (February 7, 2022). "Mitski's Albums Ranked, From Lush to Laurel Hell". Nylon. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ Herb, Jesse (October 19, 2018). "From Lush to Be the Cowboy: Along for the Ride of Mitski's Evolution". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Lush - Mitski". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Lush - Mitski". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Lush - Mitski". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Lush - Mitski". Apple Music. Retrieved July 28, 2022.