Lush performing 'Sweetness And Light' Live on KCRW

When acclaimed UK indie band Lush announced its reunion last year, we immediately reached out to have the band on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Now, we will host its first live US radio performance in 20 years!

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[dinastiachowfan]

It's absurd how Emma Anderson's name gets ignored in every music magazine discussion about great guitar players. She's amazing.

[brainscott]

The first time I heard of Lush was about 1:30AM on a Sunday morning in March, 1991 when I awoke from a deep sleep on my couch; had the tv tuned into 120 Minutes on MTV. I thought I was dreaming while hearing this, sat up rubbed my eyes and saw these lovely girls singing this ethereal, angelic tune. I just sat there totally enraptured by the sonic blast, the jingly jangly guitars...I've never forgotten that moment.

[scarinfolks]

something about lush’s music takes me to a realm where i’m okay. Just a place where the music feels out of this world.

[ShenmueAtheist]

As much as I love Miki and her more or less being what everyone thinks of when remembering Lush, Emma's contributions to Lush were what transformed the band into the beloved gem we all know and love now. She's an incredibly underrated guitar player (listen to Desire Lines or Never Never off Split and tell me I'm wrong). I also find that the majority of my favorite songs by Lush were written by her and not Miki. And then tragically we only ever got one song where she sang primary vocal and it was on an EP (Astronaut); it's one of the most underrated Shoegaze songs ever, much less Lush songs. The woman is essentially female Kevin Shields, she's awesome!

[PedalPersonOhYeah]

i appreciate that they used the same guitars from the 90s

[frederickarcala]

One of my fondest memories is hearing this song on 120 Minutes for the first time..It was an awaking.

[standartenfuhrerhanslanda]

Still listening to these angels after 35 years. They are a gift from God.

[jamiegleave]

I never tire of listening to this song.

[f.w.]

Life is sad. People get old, but their music is still great.

[Spektatur]

Such a badass beat. 1990 in the UK was an unforgettable year....

[KaiPonte]

can't believe Miki and Emma still have their wonderful voices.  Bravo to KCRW for posting this.

[bladerunner]

15 year old me had a huge crush on Miki. They still sound great. Thank you KCRW for uploading this.

[helixdork]

they still sound good after all those years off.

[AnUnhingedMind]

Their vocal harmonies are nothing short of angelic. Probably the gentlest voices I've ever heard.

[bilou]

I honestly think they sounded better than ever! Terrific drumming too

[jasonroberts]

Still one of the coolest songs I’ve ever heard

[tenchimasterkey]

one of the most bewitching guitar leads ever! ;-)

[trex]

One of my absolute favorite bands. I was lucky enough to see them in Chicago in the early '90s, they were incredible. This is one of my favorite songs ever by anyone. To put this in perspective, I have nearly 60, 000 songs in my iTunes library in a wide variety of genres and have a record collection dating from 1964.

[jmo]

I REALLY MISS THE 80s&90s MUSIC SCENE....😢

[MarlboroShinobi]

It's still amazing how Emma and Miki still have the same connection musically. God, I was so relieved after watching this...2:49 had me sold. Plus, it was nice seeing dude on Bass again with these two fine ladies. The drummer isn't a slouch either. I really enjoyed watching this again....I just wish this team stayed together...