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 they have been working on new material, 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 as part of Lubaina's exhibition "The Grab Test" at Haarlem's Frans Hals Museum (until 23rd February 2020)
In January- March 2020 they will be developing the Lubaina collaboration, culminating in a vinyl release in Spring 2020.
Mush play across genres, taking influences from folk, pop, rock, literature and poetry, with voices, piano, guitar, strings, bass and drums.
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:
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 they have been working on new material, 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 as part of Lubaina's exhibition "The Grab Test" at Haarlem's Frans Hals Museum (until 23rd February 2020)
In January- March 2020 they will be developing the Lubaina collaboration, culminating in a vinyl release in Spring 2020.
Mush play across genres, taking influences from folk, pop, rock, literature and poetry, with voices, piano, guitar, strings, bass and drums.
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:
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
