Split (Lush album)
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| Studio album by Lush | ||||
| Released | 13 June 1994 | |||
| 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 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Loaded | mixed |
| Rolling Stone |  |
| Select |   |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.2/10) |
Split is the third studio 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.
Select gave the album a negative review of 2 out of 5, describing it as "mid-paced stuff, fitting between melancholy and listlessness". 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".
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."
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