Name: Blush
Brand: PVA

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ZEN286N

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Colour

blue

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

140 Gram Vinyl Housed in a Gatefold Sleeve

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-10-14

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5054429159202

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

ZENCD286

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Download code: No

Extended format: No

Softpack.

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5054429158076

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

ZEN286

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pink

5054429158069

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

Artist

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Ninja Tune

Following the success of their Grammy-nominated 2020 EP Toner, London band PVA release stunning debut album Blush. The eleven blistering tracks from the trio, made up of Ella Harris and Josh Baxter (who share lead vocals as well as handling synths, guitars and production) alongside drummer and percussionist Louis Satchell, are made from a formula of acid, disco, blistering synths, the release of the dancefloor and cathartic sprechgesang post-punk.

On their debut album PVA carry that same energy from the live circuit, while also building out a holistic world full of texture and heart. Blush is rich with industrial-sized beats that pack a heavyweight punch, jagged punk spirit, and moments of hushed contemplation from Harris’ poetic lyrics. It sprints tirelessly throughout, linking influences including Portishead, PC Music, Laurie Anderson, and cult rave-pop duo The Pom-Poms with ease. The album was produced by the band alongside friends Ben Romans-Hopcraft (Warmduscher) and Jamie Neville (Pumarosa) over a two week period at Neville’s home studio in South London. They then mixed the record at Fold, the club hidden away on a trading estate in East London. One place intimate, another industrial; this is PVA’s world.

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