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BLUSH – ” Blush ” EP

Posted: December 15, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Blush, which is released on 8th December, this S/T debut from the new project of ex-Darlings vocalist Maura Lynch doesn’t feel like it has any interest in meeting the standards of year-end critical praise.

Recording as Blush, Maura Lynch turns her bedroom demos into a 20-minute set of cozy guitar pop songs that maintain a sense of casual intimacy even, when given the studio treatment. Lynch, formerly of Darlings and Beverly, is joined here by members Jon Campolo (Pill), Andy Chugg (producer of Pop. 1280), and Nick Campolo who amplify her small songs while maintaining their simplicity through intelligent musical choices.

Lynch’s tracks are straightforward and concise, never relying on gauzy metaphors to complicate her declarations of love.

The record’s eight, mostly two-minute-ish songs only amount to 20 minutes worth of material, which includes a cover of a Mariah Carey song (“Fantasy”) and an instrumental that would be pegged as an interlude in most other circumstances (“Fire Island”). This isn’t to insinuate that Blush feels tossed together or underwritten—quite the opposite, actually. Despite its short runtime, the last four tracks transition gorgeously into each other, and the warm, silky mixing on here is evidence of a great deal of post-production thought. Blush is just what its name implies; a palpable yet briefly subtle flare of emotion.

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released December 8th, 2017
The Band are:
Maura M. Lynch: Vox, Guitar, Keys
Jonathan Campolo: Drums, Keys, Vox
Nicholas Campolo: Guitar, Keys, Vox
Andrew Chugg: Bass, Drums

Produced by Andrew Chugg

BLUSH – ” Daisy Chain “

Posted: October 31, 2017 in MUSIC
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Blush is the new project from Maura Lynch, formerly of cult New York-favourites Darlings. Inspired by a stint touring with Beverley, Maura was inspired to revisit the bedroom demos she’s been stashing away under the pseudonym Blush. Maura went into the studio with members of Pop 1280 and Pill and the first Blush album was born.

That self-titled debut will be out in December, and ahead of its release, this week has seen Blush share their debut single, Daisy Chain. A wash of fuzzy bass, gentle ringing guitars, and perfectly hushed, intimate vocals, it’s a track that seems to exist as two minutes of escapism, a flash of wistful summer sunshine breaking through an overcast skyline. As Maura repeats the line, “good morning baby, let the sun shine to your toes”, you can hear her genuine support, her desire for this person to not just have a good day, but to fulfil their wildest hopes and dreams. It’s a magical introduction, to a record Maura describes as “a diary of my late 20s”, a special record that simply can’t come quick enough. This album began as bedroom demos I recorded while playing with my longtime friends in Darlings. Once that band called it a day, I got together with Andy (producer: Pop. 1280, Yvette, Bambara) and the Campolos (Pill) to turn my demos into real songs.

Over nights and weekends in 2016, we recorded at Andy’s Gilded Audio studio, in both its first location in Chinatown and, later, in Dumbo. We ate many pizzas and watched many ridiculous YouTube videos. It was one of the breeziest, most fun music-making experiences I’ve ever had. Maura M Lynch.

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Blush is out December 8th via ArrowHawk Records.