The former shoegaze group’s co-founder discusses her ultra-candid new memoir, Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success.
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Miki Berenyi Reveals Her Life in Lush (and Beyond)
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Words: Katherine Yeske Taylor
Photo: Abbey Raymonde
Additional Photos: Courtesy Miki Berenyi
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The Los Angeles Issue
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The first of two sets of hazy, unfinished recordings from the cult experimental pop band expected this year explores numerous sonic worlds within its lo-fi, homespun arrangements.
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