Split (Lush album)

Split
Studio album by Lush
Released	13 June 1994 (See release history)
Recorded	October – December 1993 at Rockfield Studios, Wales; Berry House, Sussex; and Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre	Shoegazing, dream pop, noise pop
Length	52:06
Label	4AD
Producer	Mike Hedges and Lush
Lush chronology
Spooky (1992) Split (1994) Lovelife (1996)

Split is the second album by English alternative rock band Lush, released on 4AD on June 13, 1994 in the UK and a day later in the US. Two singles were released from the album: "Desire Lines" and "Hypocrite," both released on May 30, 1994. Split was reissued by 4AD on CD in July 2001.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Loaded	mixed[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Select	[4]
Pitchfork Media	(8.2/10)[5]

Select gave the album a negative review of 2 out of 5, describing it as "mid-paced stuff, fitting between melancholy and listlessness".^[4] The review went on to state, "There's nothing wrong with a dose of heavyweight introspection per se. But a pretty deft touch is needed to translate it movingly to the recording studio".^[4]

Andy Kellman, writing for AllMusic, was far more positive, giving the album 4.5 stars out of 5: "Split touches on most forms of emotional turbulence. A legitimizing stunner, the record prevented the band from being lost amidst the bunker of form-over-function dream pop bands. Split shattered every negative aspect of those failed acts with flying colors. A fantastic record within any realm."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Light from a Dead Star"	Berenyi	3:15
2.	"Kiss Chase"	Berenyi	3:17
3.	"Blackout"	Anderson	3:06
4.	"Hypocrite"	Berenyi	2:53
5.	"Lovelife"	Anderson	3:56
6.	"Desire Lines"	Anderson	7:37
7.	"The Invisible Man"	Anderson	2:14
8.	"Undertow"	Berenyi	4:57
9.	"Never-Never"	Anderson	8:04
10.	"Lit Up"	Anderson	4:00
11.	"Starlust"	Anderson, Berenyi	4:32
12.	"When I Die"	Anderson	4:17

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue #
United Kingdom	13 June 1994	4AD	CD	CAD 4011 CD
			LP	CAD 4011
			Cassette	CAD C 4011
United States	14 June 1994	4AD/Reprise	CD	9 45578-2
Japan	20 March 1996	Nippon Columbia	CD	COCY-80093
United Kingdom	2 July 2001	4AD	CD (reissue)	GAD 4011 CD

Singles

• "Hypocrite" (30 May 1994)
  • CD (BAD 4008 CD); 12" vinyl (BAD 4008)
    1. "Hypocrite" – 2:58
    2. "Love at First Sight" – 5:12 (Young Marble Giants cover)
    3. "Cat's Chorus" – 3:23
    4. "Undertow (Spooky Remix)" – 9:13
  • 7" vinyl (AD 4008)
    1. "Hypocrite" – 2:58
    2. "Cat's Chorus" – 3:23
• "Desire Lines" (30 May 1994)
  • CD (BAD 4010 CD); 12" vinyl (BAD 4010)
    1. "Desire Lines" – 7:29
    2. "White Wood" – 4:14
    3. "Girl's World" – 4:56
    4. "Lovelife (Suga Bullit Remix)" – 8:15
  • 7" vinyl (AD 4010)
    1. "Desire Lines" – 7:29
    2. "Girl's World" – 4:56
• "When I Die" (promo only, June 1994)
  • Radio promo CD (PRO-CD-7048)
    1. "When I Die (Scott Litt Remix)" – 4:20
    2. "Light from a Dead Star (Album Version)" – 3:17
    3. "Lovelife (Album Version)" – 3:57
• "Lovelife" (promo only, 1994)
  • Radio promo CD (PRO-CD-7092)
    1. "Lovelife (Album Version)" – 3:56
    2. "Lovelife (Suga Bullit Remix Edit)" – 5:28
    3. "Lovelife (Suga Bullit Remix)" – 8:15

Personnel

• Chris Acland – drums
• Emma Anderson – guitars, vocals
• Miki Berenyi – vocals, guitars
• Phil King – bass

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "Review: Split - Lush". Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
2. Holden, Michael. "Review: Lush: Split (4AD)". Loaded. IPC Magazines Ltd. (July, 1994): 96.
3. Evans, Paul (September 8, 1994). "Review: Lush, Split". Jann Wenner. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
4. Wilkinson, Roy (July 1994). "New Albums". Select: 84.
5. "Lush: Origami Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 1 October 2016.