Loaded Album of the week

- By Fred Spanner

Miki Berenyo Trio: Tripla  ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Nine tracks of pure delight from the ex-Lush singer, with bandmates ‘Moose’ McKillop and Oliver Cherer.

From the very first beat, you're whisked back into Miki Berenyi's hazy, hypnotic universe, where dream-pop meets real-life angst, and the vocals drip with nostalgia and soul-baring honesty.

Kicking things off with a bang is 8th Deadly Sin. This one’s got ‘permanent playlist’ written all over it. Kinch is a shimmering, emotional banger that sounds like it time-travelled straight from a lost Lush session. Gorgeous and ghostly, it’s a love letter to the ones who never really leave us.

Vertigo takes on anxiety with a velvet glove. It’s soothing on the surface, but dig a little deeper and you’ll feel the tremors. Then Hurricane breezes in with sleek electronics and the kind of swagger you just know will go down well on the live circuit.

And just when you think you’ve got the measure of it all, in glides Ubique; a spine-tingling closer that blends Berenyi’s sugar-sweet vocals with dreamy strings and a swirl of electronica. It’s intimate, epic, and possibly the crown jewel of the lot.

You need this album in your life.