Spooky (album)

Spooky is the second album by English alternative rock band Lush, produced by Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins. The album followed the band's debut mini album, Scar, several extended play releases, and the compilation album Gala. Spooky reached the UK Top 10 and topped the national indie charts. The album produced three singles: "Nothing Natural", "Superblast!" and "For Love".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[2]
NME	7/10^[3]
Pitchfork	8.7/10^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
Select	4/5^[6]

In 2016, Pitchfork ranked the album at number 27 in its list of "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time".^[7] In the album's entry, Paula Mejia said:

"Shortly after the release of their debut album, Spooky, Lush were invited to play Lollapalooza's mainstage by Perry Farrell himself. It helped the London quartet break through stateside, but was still a less-than-likely festival booking—because, unlike other rock records of the early 1990s, Spooky doesn't rely on blistering noise to make its points. Its brilliant intricacies remain best appreciated alone, through headphones, and preferably in a room where long shadows creep onto the walls. Each element in the mix—from the caffeinated basslines in "For Love" to the reverbed guitars in "Fantasy"—is layered on thickly yet proportionately. Its lyrical themes, which range from hazy dreams to long-lost friends, are helmed adroitly by co-vocalists and guitarists Emma Anderson and Miki Berenyi—together, they set a template for the kind of wistful musings that shoegaze became known for. Their incantations are only frightening in how wonderful they are".^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stray"	Berenyi	2:07
2.	"Nothing Natural"	Anderson	5:54
3.	"Tiny Smiles"	Anderson, Berenyi	4:26
4.	"Covert"	Berenyi	3:34
5.	"Ocean"	Berenyi	4:49
6.	"For Love"	Berenyi	3:29
7.	"Superblast!"	Anderson	4:07
8.	"Untogether"	Berenyi	3:33
9.	"Fantasy"	Anderson	4:27
10.	"Take"	Berenyi	3:28
11.	"Laura"	Anderson	3:22
12.	"Monochrome"	Anderson	5:05

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue #
United Kingdom	27 January 1992	4AD	CD	CAD 2002 CD
			Limited CD in digipak sleeve	CAD D 2002 CD
			Double 10" vinyl	CAD D 2002
United States	4 February 1992	4AD/Reprise	CD	9 26798-2
Japan		Nippon Columbia	CD (two bonus tracks)	COCY-80092

Singles

"Black Spring EP" (29 October 1991)
- CD BAD 1016 (US only, Reprise Records 9 40231-2)
  1. "Nothing Natural" – 5:56
  2. "God's Gift" – 4:10
  3. "Monochrome" – 5:07
  4. "Nothing Natural (Version)" – 3:59
"For Love" (30 December 1991)
- CD (BAD 2001 CD); 10" vinyl (BAD D 2001); 12" vinyl (BAD 2001)
  1. "For Love" – 3:32
  2. "Starlust" – 4:21
  3. "Outdoor Miner" – 2:46 (Wire cover)
  4. "Astronaut" – 2:37
"Superblast!" (Promo-only, January 1992)
- Radio promo CD (PRO-CD-5471)
  1. "Superblast! (Gil Norton Remix)" – 4:04
  2. "Starlust" – 4:21
  3. "Fallin' in Love" – 2:38 (Dennis Wilson cover)
  4. "Superblast! (Album Version)" – 4:08

Personnel

Miki Berenyi – vocals, guitar
Emma Anderson – guitar, vocals
Steve Rippon – bass
Chris Acland – drums

References

↑ Kellman, Andy. "Spooky – Lush". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
↑ Browne, David (24 April 1992). "Spooky". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
↑ Page, Betty (18 January 1992). "Filly Spectres". NME. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
↑ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (3 May 2016). "Lush: Origami". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
↑ Reynolds, Simon (16 April 1992). "Lush: Spooky". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
↑ Cavanagh, David (February 1992). "Lush: Spooky". Select (20): 64. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
1 2 "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

Lush
Miki Berenyi Emma Anderson Phil King Justin Welch Chris Acland Meriel Barham Steve Rippon
Studio albums	Scar (mini-album) Spooky Split Lovelife
EPs	Mad Love Sweetness and Light Black Spring Blind Spot
Singles	"Nothing Natural" "Ladykillers"
Compilations	Gala Ciao! Best of Lush
Related articles	Lush discography Sing-Sing The Doom Generation Nowhere Splendor

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