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Photo by  Sébastien Faits-Divers Miki Berenyi Trio are about to start a UK and Ireland tour, and have released a brand new single. "Island of One" is awash in the lush, gorgeous wall of noise you associate with any shoegaze or dream pop artist. For this one, they've added in some Latin elements to the song, making it upbeat and increasingly catchy. This latest song is especially fun and beautiful, with even the noisier elements carrying much of the beauty of the song. It's also a little more trippy than we normally hear from MB3. Overall, "Island of One" is a fantastic song that will have you going back for more, partly because it's great and partly since more is revealed within the song after repeated listens. Miki Berenyi says of her latest single: “ Island of One  took shape because I became quite obsessed with the track ‘Just A Western’ by Nilüfer Yanya last year, and the Latin-y beat got me inspired. But I wanted a lively, catchy song to add to our ...

Miki Berenyi Photo by Ken Sears If you've heard Miki Berenyi Trio's excellent 2025 album Tripla , then you already want to see them live. As soon as the band announced an October 12 show at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA, I instantly made plans to attend. Once it was announced that this would most likely be their final US tour, I knew nothing, not even a deluge from a nor'easter, would stop me. Taking the stage in a two guitars, one bass, and programmed drums formation, Miki Berenyi Trio played mostly from the just released Tripla. Live their songs had a slightly adjusted sound, with most alternating between dream pop and shoegaze, and others creating an almost dance party friendly version of shoegaze. The more mellow songs had just a slightly enhanced pep to them, and they were all even more lovely live. Miki Berenyi has been performing since the late 80's, and she commanded the stage. She's one of those performers you simply can't stop watching, whether she...

Last year, Miki Berenyi Trio toured with Lol Tolhurst x Budgie. They had such a good time that they've decided to play some dates together this year, only with Tolhurst's son Gray stepping in since Budgie couldn't make it. They've also released a new single under the name Miki Berenyi Trio x Lol Tolhurst x Gray. "Stranger" is exactly what we want to hear from these alt-rock legends. You have the psychedelic shoegaze/dream pop associated with Berenyi's musical projects along with keyboards that sound like vintage Cure songs. This is a collaboration between members of Lush and The Cure, and it certainly does not disappoint. If anything, "Stranger" exceeds are already high expectations. Miki Berenyi says of her latest single: “The lyrics are about being a friend to a long-term couple splitting. The tragedy at the centre is the people actually breaking up, but the repercussions ripple outward.” You can watch the video for "Stranger" below. ...

Photo by Abbey Raymonde Before their album is released this Friday, Miki Berenyi Trio have released one final single. "Kinch" is about that happy and sad feeling you get when you see photos of loved ones who have passed away. In Berenyi's case, it's about her father and Chris Acland, Lush's drummer who died in 1996. Musically, the song is equal parts alt-rock (including shoegaze) mixed with a chilled out electronic sound. It almost sounds like a cross between classic shoegaze bands of the 90's with some trip hop elements. It's a beautiful and engaging new song that will suck you in with its more hypnotic sounds.  Miki Berenyi says of her band's latest single: “The lyrics are inspired by love and loss, and how those people never leave you, and how it makes you think about the nature of love.” You can watch the video for "Kinch" below. Tripla is due out April 4 on Bella Union, and is available for pre-order here . For more on Miki Berenyi Trio,...

Photo by Abbey Raymonde Miki Berenyi Trio (aka Miki Berenyi from Lush's current band) has a new single out that is just dripping with 90's retro delights. "Big I Am" is reminding me of that period in the 90's when rave and electronic music culture started invading alt-rock. It has a hypnotic sound and dances right in the middle of being either electronic or alt-rock. It's reminding me a lot of a mix between The Stone Roses' "Fools Gold" and Hotwired era Soup Dragons... just a little more electronic. If you've been a fan of Lush or Berenyi's post-Lush bands (or really any 90's British bands), you're going to enjoy "Big I Am."  Miki Berenyi says of her band's latest single: “I've witnessed 50+ years of the trends in masculinity and frankly, nothing much changes – as ever, there are good men and there are shit men, and there are boys who can be misguided but easily mature into the best of their sex. But this latest ...

Photo by Abbey Raymonde Former Lush singer/co-guitarist Miki Berenyi is back with her latest musical project, Miki Berenyl Trio. The first single off their upcoming album, "8th Deadly Sin," captures the shoegaze qualities of Berenyi's 90's band while adding in electronic elements. The result is part Lush and part the chill out room at a rave. It's more along the lines of the pop side of electronica in the 90's such as Sneaker Pimps. Berenyi's voice is instantly recognizable in "8th Deadly Sin," and if you've been a fan of her previous projects, or the 90's electronic music/trip hop scene, you're going to love this one.  Miki Berenyi says of her band's latest single: “Simon Raymonde instantly picked this out as a single and it immediately went down a storm when we played it live. I can’t pretend that I am in a position to lecture others over their green credentials but there’s a broader philosophy in the song that I can relate to –...

Photo by Vincent Arbelet You probably know Miki Berenyi as the lead singer and rhythm guitar player from Lush, or more recently from Piroshka. Now she's back with the Miki Berenyi Trio, which also features Kevin "Moose" McKillop on guitar and Oliver Cherer on bass. They've released a brand new single, and if you enjoyed her previous bands, you're going to be into "Vertigo." This feels like a natural extension of Lush. It has that dreamy, shoegaze quality along with the pop side of Britpop. It's all just toned down a bit, but aren't we all. There's a bit of a trip hop sound going on here, but just slightly. This is a great, chilled out track that we think you're going to be into. Miki Berenyi says of the band's new single: “‘Vertigo’ is about anxiety and the efforts to talk myself down from the precipice – the usual cheerful stuff. It’s a challenge to not have a drummer, and to use more programming, but the essence of the music is stil...