Lush - Gala

from Allmusic:
"Meshing dreamy, feedback-drenched guitars with airy, catchy melodies, Lush were one of the most prominent shoegazing bands of the early '90s. Led by guitarists Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson, the British band earned a cult following within the British and American undergrounds with its first EPs, yet the group never quite attained the critical respect given to its peers My Bloody Valentine and Ride."

My very 1st festival i ever went to was Lollapalooza #2.. it was on Harriet Island in St.Paul. St.Paul the city was a high bluff so you had to descend down a large bridge into the river valley to get to the concert grounds. LUSH was playing as i arrived and their cascading melodies filled and echoed through the valley. It was such an exciting time for me and a memory that is ingrained. It was like being blessed with a new sensory perception.

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Bug's Fav Songs of 2008

74 James Pants ~ Theme From Paris

73 Los Campesinos! ~ Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats

72 Be Your Own Pet ~ The Kelly Affair

71 The Long Blondes ~ I’m Going To Hell

70 Terry Lynn ~ Kingstonlogic

69 Cassettes Won’t Listen ~ The Finish Line

68 Big Ditch Road ~ All the Way to Idaho

67 Vampire Hands ~ No Fun

66 The Rumble Strips ~ No Soul

65 Elbow ~ Mirrorball

64 Steve Kilbey ~ Oenone

63 Atlas Sound ~ Bite Marks

62 TV On the Radio ~ Halfway Home

61 Kidda ~ Feel Too Good

60 The Bad Plus ~ Barracuda

59 The French Kicks ~ Abandon

58 Tapes ‘N Tapes ~ The Dirty Dirty

57 Metallica ~ All Nightmare Long

56 The Jealous Girlfriends ~ I Quit

55 The Hair ~ Hooker

54 The Verve ~ Love Is Noise

53 Destroyer ~ My Favorite Year

52 Daedelus ~ Hrs:Mins:Secs

51 Friendly Fires ~ Jump In the Pool

50 The Week That Was ~ Learn To Learn

49 Sigur Ros ~ Gobbledigook

48 Adele ~ Right As Rain

47 Okkervil River ~ Calling and Not Calling My Ex

46 Deastro ~ Wind Powered

45 The Ting Tings ~ Shut Up and Let Me Go

44 Vampire Weekend ~ A-Punk

43 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ~ Night of the Lotus Eaters

42 The Little Ones ~ Forgive Yourself

41 Why? ~ The Hollows

40 Deadmau5 ~ Not Exactly

39 Oxford Collapse ~ Young Love Delivers

38 Atmosphere ~ Wild Wild Horses

37 Fleet Foxes ~ Blue Ridge Mountains

36 The Walkmen ~ Postcards From Tiny Islands

35 Scarlett Johansson ~ Falling Down

34 R.E.M. ~ Houston

33 Make Believe ~ Garden Stencil

32 The Hold Steady ~ Slapped Actress

31 Portishead ~ Hunter

30 Cut Copy ~ Hearts On Fire

29 Yo Majesty ~ Booty Klap

28 Death Cab For Cutie ~ Bixby Canyon Bridge

27 Cansei de Ser Sexy ~ Rat Is Dead (Rage)

26 Foals ~ Heavy Water

25 Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip ~ Thou Shalt Always Kill

24 Mr. Oizo ~ Steroids

23 Beck ~ Profanity Prayers

22 The Cure ~ The Real Snow White

21 The Futureheads ~ This Is Not the World

20 Does It Offend You, Yeah? ~ Being Bad Feels Pretty Good

19 Tokyo Police Club ~ Your English Is Good

18 British Sea Power ~ No Lucifer

17 Hot Chip ~ Shake A Fist

16 Atmosphere ~ Yesterday

15 MGMT ~ Time To Pretend

14 Marnie Stern ~ Ruler

13 Why? ~ Good Friday

12 Deerhunter ~ Nothing Ever Happened

11 Coldplay ~ Lost!

10 Wombats ~ Moving To New York

9 Kaki King ~ Pull Me Out Alive

8 The Whigs ~ Right Hand On My Heart

7 Black Kids ~ I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You

6 My Morning Jacket ~ Touch Me I’m Going To Scream Pt.1

5 The Stills ~ Snow In California

4 The Joy Formidable ~ Austere

3 Los Campesinos! ~ My Year In Lists

2 Vampire Weekend ~ Bryn

1 M83 ~ Couleurs

Bug's TOP 50 albums of 2008

i reached my quest of listening to at least 100 new releases (each 2+ times)! I ended up listening to 110 albums. Here is my TOP 50.
xoxoxoxo
......:::::bug

50. Santogold ~ Santogold

49. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin ~ Pershing

48. The Bad Plus ~ For All I Care

47. Vampire Hands ~ Me and You Cherry Red

46. APSE ~ Spirit

45. Jackson Conti ~ Sunjinho

44. Metallica ~ Death Magnetic

43. Cansei de Ser Sexy ~ Donkey

42. Neon Neon ~ Stainless Style

41. The Stills ~ Oceans Will Rise

40. The Little Ones ~ Terry Tales & Fallen Gates

39. Cut Copy ~ In Ghost Colours

38. Big Ditch Road ~ The Jackson Whites

37. High Places ~ High Places

36. Deastro ~ Keeper’s

35. The Jealous Girlfriends ~ The Jealous Girlfriends

34. Hair ~ Indecisions

33. The Hold Steady ~ Stay Positive

32. Friendly Fires ~ Friendly Fires

31. Steve Kilbey ~ Painkiller

30. TV on the Radio ~ Dear Science

29. Death Cab For Cutie ~ Narrow Stairs

28. Atmosphere ~ When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

27. Fleet Foxes ~ Fleet Foxes

26. The Week That Was ~ The Week That Was

25. Kaki King ~ Dreaming of Revenge

24. The Ting Tings ~ We Started Nothing

23. Beck ~ Modern Guilt

22. The Verve ~ Forth

21. DEADMAU5 ~ Random Album Title

20. Portishead ~ Third

19. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ~ Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!

18. Tokyo Police Club ~ Elephant Shell

17. M83 ~ Saturdays = Youth

16. Oxford Collapse ~ Bits

15. Elbow ~ Seldom Seen Kid

14. R.E.M. ~ Accelerate

13. The Futureheads ~ This Is Not the World

12. Deerhunter ~ Microcastle

11. Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip ~ Angles

10. Mr. Oizo ~ Lambs Anger

9. Coldplay ~ Viva La Vida

8. Foals ~ Antidotes

7. Marnie Stern ~ This Is It & I am It & You Are It & So Is That…

6. The Cure ~ 4:13 Dream

5. Does It Offend You, Yeah? ~ You Have No Idea What You’re Getting Yourself Into

4. Why? ~ Alopecia

3. Los Campesinos! ~ Hold On Now, Youngster…

2. Vampire Weekend ~ Vampire Weekend

1. The Whigs ~ Mission Control