Piroshka
Brickbat
Release Date: Feb 15, 2019
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Record label: Bella Union
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Album Review: Brickbat by Piroshka
Great, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
Piroshka -- the project of Lush's Miki Berenyi, Elastica's Justin Welch, Moose's K.J. McKillop, and Modern English's Mick Conroy -- was born out of nostalgia: In 2016, Berenyi, Welch, and Conroy had just finished Lush's reunion tour and wanted to keep making music together. However, the band's debut album, Brickbat, is resolutely forward-thinking. While the resurrected Lush felt careful not to disappoint longtime fans on the Blind Spot EP, Piroshka revel in the fact that this time, there are no lines to color within, and their candid, unpredictable pop is all the more refreshing for it.
Based on rating 7.5/10
The connect-the-dots of how these four came to form a band takes too long to draw out, but suffice to say that they are all pals, and Brickbat carries an appropriately overall jovial mood. "This Must Be Bedlam" walks in with a mix of Stray Cats strut and "Blank Generation" bounce, and Berenyi dives right into the pointlessness of online debate with humor and despair. Facebook-induced stress is a curious place to start, but you can't say it's not relatable.
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