MUSH is made up of long term collaborators Nicky Rushton and Sarah Van Jellie, and are based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Nicky was one half of the renowned band ‘All Because the Lady Loves’, touring extensively throughout the UK during the 1980’s and 1990’s. The band were signed to Roundabout records, and released 4 full length studio albums between 1987 and 1993.
Mush followed on from the success of All Because the Lady Loves and has been creating and performing under this name since 1996. Mush released their 8th album 'Family Album', in Autumn 2017. The tracks making up Family Album, were created from a 31 day song-writing collaboration; a song a day for a month, by Nicky Ruston. 12 of these tracks make up the album. Since 2017 Mush have taken their work in a new direction, honing their current sound and approach and trying out new ways of working, including collaborating with Turner Prize winning artist Lubaina Himid. Through this collaboration, the band devised, 'Breathe' - an 8 minute musical exploration, created in response to the themes of Lubaina's work, with a focus on displacement. The work explores the uncertainty and lack of belonging experienced by an individual whose life has been shaken up, where all that is known, has been taken. Who are you in this new situation? You are left exposed and at sea, travelling to an uncertain future. In this place, amongst the wind and the water the one element left that you can still control is your breath.
The band performed this piece and the other works also created in response to Lubaina's work as part of "The Grab Test" at Haarlem's Frans Hals Museum (2019/2020). During the end of 2020 when it was safe to work together again, the band have been recording the work from this collaboration, which will result in a limited edition vinyl release in Spring/Summer 2021, to feature exclusive artwork by Lubaina.
Mush plays across genres, taking influences from folk, pop, rock, literature and poetry, with voices, piano, guitar, strings, bass and drums.
Since 2015 MUSH are:
Nicky Ruston - voice, piano, guitar
Sarah Van Jellie - bass, harmony vocals
Penny Callow - cello, harmony vocals
Bernard Wright - violin, harmony vocals
Susanne Lambert - drums/percussion, harmony vocals
Ocassional band members: (also members of Kissed with Sarah and Nicky.)
Charlie Hardwick - harmony vocals
Nathalie Stern - harmony vocals
Zoe Lambert - harmony vocals
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DISCOGRAPHY
Family Album (2017)
Delicatessen (2012)
In the Evening (2006)
Not Enough Time (2004)
Madams Don’t Cry (2001)
Mush EP (1999)
Face in Space (1998)
Return of the Giant Schoolgirl (Crush 1997)
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Contact & social:
Sugarsands@aol.com
facebook/mush
bandcamp/wearemush
Mush followed on from the success of All Because the Lady Loves and has been creating and performing under this name since 1996. Mush released their 8th album 'Family Album', in Autumn 2017. The tracks making up Family Album, were created from a 31 day song-writing collaboration; a song a day for a month, by Nicky Ruston. 12 of these tracks make up the album. Since 2017 Mush have taken their work in a new direction, honing their current sound and approach and trying out new ways of working, including collaborating with Turner Prize winning artist Lubaina Himid. Through this collaboration, the band devised, 'Breathe' - an 8 minute musical exploration, created in response to the themes of Lubaina's work, with a focus on displacement. The work explores the uncertainty and lack of belonging experienced by an individual whose life has been shaken up, where all that is known, has been taken. Who are you in this new situation? You are left exposed and at sea, travelling to an uncertain future. In this place, amongst the wind and the water the one element left that you can still control is your breath.
The band performed this piece and the other works also created in response to Lubaina's work as part of "The Grab Test" at Haarlem's Frans Hals Museum (2019/2020). During the end of 2020 when it was safe to work together again, the band have been recording the work from this collaboration, which will result in a limited edition vinyl release in Spring/Summer 2021, to feature exclusive artwork by Lubaina.
Mush plays across genres, taking influences from folk, pop, rock, literature and poetry, with voices, piano, guitar, strings, bass and drums.
Since 2015 MUSH are:
Nicky Ruston - voice, piano, guitar
Sarah Van Jellie - bass, harmony vocals
Penny Callow - cello, harmony vocals
Bernard Wright - violin, harmony vocals
Susanne Lambert - drums/percussion, harmony vocals
Ocassional band members: (also members of Kissed with Sarah and Nicky.)
Charlie Hardwick - harmony vocals
Nathalie Stern - harmony vocals
Zoe Lambert - harmony vocals
__________________________________________________________
DISCOGRAPHY
Family Album (2017)
Delicatessen (2012)
In the Evening (2006)
Not Enough Time (2004)
Madams Don’t Cry (2001)
Mush EP (1999)
Face in Space (1998)
Return of the Giant Schoolgirl (Crush 1997)
__________________________________________________________
Contact & social:
Sugarsands@aol.com
facebook/mush
bandcamp/wearemush
