Name: Brickbat
Brand: Piroshka

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BELLA865V

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram Black Vinyl with Download.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-02-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5400863002626

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

BELLA865CD

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5400863002633

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Piroshka

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

Bella Union

Bella Union is a UK label that has been run by Simon Raymonde, former member of Cocteau Twins, since 1997. With a focus on discovering new talent, Bella Union has introduced the world to bands such as Fleet Foxes, Beach House, Lanterns on The Lake, I Break Horses, Ballet School, and Midlake. As a ℗ & © coyright holding entity, Bella Union continues to be at the forefront of the music industry.

Vinyl variants, bonus material and signed editions exclusively available from Rough Trade.

Formed by members of four notable 1980s and 1990s indie bands: former [a=Lush] guitarist / vocalist Miki Berenyi; [a=Moose (2)] guitarist KJ McKillop; Justin Welch, the drummer from [a=Elastica] (he also drummed in the reformed Lush in 2015); and Michael Conroy, the bass player from [a=Modern English]. The group are signed to beloved indie label [l=Bella Union] and released their debut album in 2018.

From four individual parts, with distinct musical pasts but also overlapping histories, a new unified chapter begins with Piroshka and the quartet’s thrilling debut album Brickbat. The album is named after the word for a missile, which nails the record’s heavyweight lyrics if not the music’s gorgeous, bittersweet and euphoric pop. Think of Brickbat as a wolf in sheep’s clothing – which suits the name Piroshka, the Hungarian take on the wolf-terrorised fairytale hero Little Red Riding Hood - a subtle nod, too, to a certain red hairdo that stood out in the 1990s Brit-guitar-pop scene…. The four band members are former Lush vocalist / guitarist (and former redhead) Miki Berenyi, former Moose guitarist KJ "Moose" McKillop, Modern English bassist Mick Conroy and former Elastica drummer Justin Welch. The connections between them are a veritably tangled family tree. Before they lived together and raised a family, Miki and Moose were notable figures on the so-called shoegaze scene, while Elastica were Britpop peers. After post-punk pioneers Modern English split for a second time, Mick became a latterday member of Moose, while Justin joined the reformed Lush in 2015. And when Lush required a bassist for what proved to be their final show (in Manchester) in November 2016, Mick stepped in.

Though Brickbat kicks off with a squeal of feedback, the album is far from a proper punk record, with as much sublime delicacy as physical force, with guitars to the fore but also electronic flourishes in all manner of spaces. Combined, they drive the nuggety melodic bombs long associated with Miki’s songwriting. Piroshka and Brickbat are a wonderful and, frankly, unexpected union of proven talent.