“For Love” was the second single from “Spooky”, the debut full-length album of the acclaimed shoegaze band Lush. Written by lead singer Miki Berenyi, the song comes off as a celebration of romance at first glance, but the lyrics show an extremely cynical perspective at the concept of relationships hidden under the caffeinated bass and sugary jangle guitar. A music video was released for this single and the version uses the single/EP "BAD2001" release of the song; remixed by Mark Freegard and Lush – the drums on this version were re-recorded from the version on “Spooky” – t… read more
“For Love” was the second single from “Spooky”, the debut full-length album of the acclaimed shoegaze band Lush. Written by lead singer Miki Berenyi,… read more
“For Love” was the second single from “Spooky”, the debut full-length album of the acclaimed shoegaze band Lush. Written by lead singer Miki Berenyi, the song comes off as a celebration … read more
Lush was a shoegaze/alternative rock band, formed in 1987 in London, England. The group consisted of Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson on guitars and vocals, Philip King on bass, and Chris Acland on drums. Other members were the bassist Steve Rippon (from 1987 to 1992) and the vocalist Meriel Barham (from 1987 to 1988). Lush was one of the first shoegaze bands, later moving toward Britpop. Anderson and Berenyi had been friends since the early 1980s, and published the Alphabet Soup fanzine together. In 1986 Anderson joined The Rover Girls as bassist and Berenyi joined The Bugs as guitar… read more