| Blush | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 October 2022 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 43:04 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| PVA chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Blush | ||||
| ||||
Blush (stylised in BLUSH) is the debut studio album by British band PVA. The album was released on 14 October 2022 through Ninja Tune.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [2] |
| Loud and Quiet | 7/10 [3] |
| NME | [4] |
El Hunt of NME reviewed, "Where Toner hinted at great ideas, Blush seizes them fully." [4] Cady Siregar of DIY said "Blush is a collection of wonderful and curious songs perfect for soundtracking that 3am dancefloor feeling - or maybe just your nightmares." [2]
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| NME | The 25 best debut albums of 2022 | N/A | [5] |
| PopMatters | The Best Electronic Albums of 2022 | N/A | [6] |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Untethered" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Kim" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Hero Man" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Interlude" | 0:48 |
| 5. | "Bunker" | 5:20 |
| 6. | "Comfort Eating" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "The Individual" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Bad Dad" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Transit" | 5:49 |
| 10. | "Seven" (featuring Tony Njoku) | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Soap" | 4:49 |
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of lead singer Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley. Former bassist Andy Nicholson left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, was released.
Trustfall is the ninth studio album by American singer Pink. It was released on February 17, 2023, through RCA Records. Her first studio album since Hurts 2B Human (2019), Pink worked on the production and lyrics with Fred Again, David Hodges, Max Martin, Johnny McDaid, and Shellback, and others. The Lumineers, Chris Stapleton and First Aid Kit feature as guest vocalists. Sonically, Trustfall is a dance-pop record, with inclusion of various subgenres, such as pop rock and folk. Lyrically, it speaks of various subjects, including motivation, self-acceptance, loss and love.
Sawayama is the debut studio album by Japanese-British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama, released on 17 April 2020 by the independent record label Dirty Hit. A follow-up to her self-released debut EP Rina (2017), it received widespread acclaim from music critics, specifically towards the wide variety of music genres used, as well as its Y2K nostalgia and "intelligent" nature. Described by Sawayama herself as being "about family and identity", she lyrically explores personal experiences from both her childhood and adulthood.
The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire in 2002. The band consists of Matty Healy, Adam Hann, Ross MacDonald (bass), and George Daniel. The name of the band was inspired by a page of scribblings found in Healy's copy of On the Road by Jack Kerouac that was dated "1 June, The 1975".
Wolf Alice are an English rock band from London, England. Formed in 2010 as an acoustic duo comprising singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie, Wolf Alice have also featured bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey since 2012.
Hinds is a Spanish indie rock band from Madrid, formed in 2011. The group currently consists of Carlotta Cosials and Ana García Perrote. The original name of the band was Deers, but they changed it at the end of 2014 after a threat of legal action from the similarly named band The Dears. The group chose "Hinds", a word that means "female deers", as the new name of the band and officially implemented the name change on 7 January 2015.
Alexander George Edward Crossan, better known by his stage name Mura Masa, is a Guernsey-born electronic music producer and songwriter. Crossan is best known for his 2016 song "Lovesick", which reached number one on the Spotify Viral charts in the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2022, he produced the single "Boy's a Liar" by PinkPantheress, which peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Idles are a British rock band formed in Bristol in 2009. The band consists of Adam Devonshire (bass), Joe Talbot (vocals), Mark Bowen (guitar), Lee Kiernan (guitar), and Jon Beavis (drums).
Dream Wife is the debut studio album by the British punk rock band Dream Wife, released via Lucky Number in January 2018.
The Other is the fourth studio album by American musician King Tuff. It was released on April 13, 2018, under Sub Pop.
Keepsake is the debut studio album by Australian musician Hatchie, released on 21 June 2019, through Double Double Whammy, Ivy League and Heavenly Recordings. The album was preceded by the singles "Without a Blush", "Stay With Me", and "Obsessed".
Motordrome is the third album by Danish singer and songwriter MØ, released on 28 January 2022 through Columbia Records. It was announced alongside the release of the singles "Brad Pitt" and "Goosebumps" on 12 November 2021, and also includes the singles "Live to Survive" and "Kindness". MØ embarked on a tour in Europe and North America from February 2022 in support of the album.
Giving the World Away is the second studio album by Australian dream pop musician Hatchie. It was released on 22 April 2022 through Secretly Canadian.
Hold the Girl is the second studio album by Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama. It was released on 16 September 2022 by Dirty Hit. The album was preceded by the singles, "This Hell", "Catch Me in the Air", "Hold the Girl", "Phantom" and "Hurricanes". "Frankenstein" was also released, as the final single from the album. The album, recorded between 2020 and 2021, features production from collaborators including Paul Epworth, Clarence Clarity, Stuart Price, and Marcus Andersson. Clarity also produced much of Sawayama's debut album Sawayama (2020).
Ivory is the debut studio album by American singer Omar Apollo, released on April 8, 2022, by Warner Records. The album was promoted by five singles: "Go Away", "Bad Life", "Invincible", "Killing Me" and "Tamagotchi". The album's deluxe edition, titled Ivory (Marfil), featuring five additional tracks including the singles "Archetype" and "Highlight", was released on August 12, 2022. On October 4, 2022, "Evergreen" was released as the overall album's eighth single and Apollo's first radio single.
Garageband Superstar is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Lauran Hibberd from the Isle of Wight. It was released on 19 August 2022 through Virgin Music Label & Artist Services. Production was handled by Larry Hibbitt. It features guest appearances from DJ Lethal, Viji and Wheatus.
Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue) is the third studio album by French singer Christine and the Queens, released on 11 November 2022. On the album, Héloïse Letissier adopts the moniker Redcar, just as he adopted the moniker Chris on his previous album, Chris (2018). It is the first album in a series, with the second Redcar album, Paranoïa, Angels, True Love, following on 9 June 2023. It was preceded by the singles "Je te vois enfin", "Rien dire" and "La chanson du chevalier". Christine and the Queens performed two shows at the Cirque d'hiver in Paris in promotion of the album in November 2022, and at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 22 November.
Let Her Burn is the debut studio album by American singer Rebecca Black, self-released on February 9, 2023. Although Black had become known over a decade earlier through her viral 2011 debut single, "Friday", and had since released several other singles and EPs, Let Her Burn is her first full-length album. Several websites included the album in their lists of the most anticipated albums of the year, and it was preceded by three singles: "Crumbs", "Look at You" and "Sick to My Stomach".
Claire Chicha, is a French-Korean singer-songwriter, known by her stage name Spill Tab. An alternative pop musician, she has been noted by music media outlets for her lo-fi vocals and sound.
PVA is an English music band formed in South London in 2017, consisting of Ella Harris, Josh Baxter and Louis Satchell.