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Lush: Spooky (4AD/Reprise) ***

Simon Reynolds, Rolling Stone, 16 April 1992

FOR THE past few years, British indie rock has been dominated by bands known as shoegazers (because they're shy onstage), purveying a style of music termed dream pop (because of its rapturous noise). While not a pioneer like My Bloody Valentine or AR Kane, Lush is one of the best bands from dream pop's second wave.

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