Miki Berenyi Trio have a new song called Doldrum Days out and about, a lush (pun intended) six and a half minutes of shimmering guitars, pattering percussion and ethereal vocals that will have you grinning from ear to ear, whether from nostalgia or the joy of listening for the first time to something special.
As a huge fan of Lush from the outset - their first three 12" EPs were prized possessions - I somehow managed to let Miki's subsequent band Piroshka pass me by, but I've been enraptured by MB3's beautifully harmonious sound.
It's a testament to the trio - Miki, Kevin 'Moose' McKillop and Oliver Cherer - that, having forged their partnership on the live circuit, the move to recording and releasing music has unlocked a creative burst of activity in the past twelve months.
Doldrum Days comes hot on the heels of Miki Berenyi Trio's first album Tripla, which debuted in April. The album is full of reassuringly familiar sounds and sonic surprises, such as Gango, the penultimate song on Side One and an energetic tribute to Gang Of Four.
You can find Doldrum Days in all the usual places and catch Miki Berenyi Trio on their UK tour starting next month if you can.
Miki Berenyi Trio's debut vinyl release was the Covers EP, bravely tackling four songs by Miki's first band. Light From A Dead Star was originally the opening song of Lush's 1994 album Split.
MB3's version is a 'straight bat' cover (copyright Martin @ New Amusements) but this is no bad thing.
And it would be mean of me to namecheck Lush and not reactivate the Dubhed recreation of the mixtape that I created in July 1992, wouldn't it?
Forty five minutes and fifteen songs pulled from the Scar, Mad Love, Sweetness And Light and For Love EPs, crammed onto one side of a C90 cassette.
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