Pygmy Lush

Pygmy Lush
Background information
OriginSterling, Virginia
GenresFolk, experimental, hardcore punk
Years active2004–present
LabelsRobotic Empire
Lovitt Records
Adagio 830
Exotic Fever
MembersMike Taylor
Chris Taylor
Johnny Ward
Mike Widman
Eric Kane

Pygmy Lush (sometimes spelled as one word) is a band from Sterling, Virginia formed by ex-Pg. 99 members Mike and Chris Taylor and Johnny Ward. Other members include Mike Widman and Eric Kane, and previous associated acts include Malady, Mannequin, and Hissing Choir, amongst many others.

In 2007, they released an album of previously and newly recorded material on Robotic Empire entitled Bitter River. The songs alternate between two general styles, noise punk and acoustic folk,[1][2] described by one reviewer as "ramshackle trashy punk rave-ups between beer-soaked bouts of twisted folk”.[3]

In June 2008, they released their second album, Mount Hope, which was recorded by Kurt Ballou (Converge, who has contributed to most of their releases) of Godcity Studio and released on Lovitt Records. This album consisted entirely of quieter, folk style songs.[4] Various reviewers described the album as a "metamorphosis"[5] and that the band "has grown up and into a new sound... leav[ing] hardcore behind"[6] to describe the stylistic evolution of the band.

Their 2009 split LP with Turboslut is available on LP from Exotic Fever Records of Washington, DC. In 2011, they released a new full length, Old Friends and a two song 7" entitled Cold World / Guilt.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Bitter River (2007, Robotic Empire)
  • Mount Hope (2008, Lovitt)
  • Old Friends (2011, Lovitt)

Singles

  • "Cold World/Guilt" 7" (2011, Lovitt)

EPs

  • Split 12" with Turboslut (2009, Exotic Fever)
  • 4 Unreleased Live Songs (2010, Robotic Obscurites) (released online through the Robotic Obscurites blog)
  • My, My, My (2012, self-released) early demos released through the official Pygmy Lush Tumblr page)[7]

Compilation contributions

sampler 2014, Robotic Empire

References

  1. ^ "Pygmylush Interview" Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today Deaf Sparrow Zine. Retrieved March 26, 2009
  2. ^ Burton, Brent. "New Records From Pygmy Lush and Clutch" Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Nov. 1, 2007 Washington City Paper. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  3. ^ "Pygmy Lush - Bitter River" Feb. 2008. Decibel Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2009
  4. ^ "Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope" Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine Sep. 20th, 2008. Indieducky.com Retrieved March 26, 2009
  5. ^ "Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope" Oct. 1, 2008. scenepointblank Retrieved March 26, 2009
  6. ^ Schild, Matt. "Mount Hope" Aversion.com Retrieved March 26, 2009
  7. ^ "Blog page" Pygmy Lush blog


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