Elastica

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums by Piroshka (ex Lush, Elastica, Moose), Mega Bog, Anika, Lou Hayter (New Young Pony Club), Omni's Philip Frobos, and more.

Piroshka is Miki Berenyi (Lush), KJ McKillop (Moose), Justin Welch (Elastica) and Mick Conroy (Modern English). The band's second album, ‘Love Drips & Gathers,‘ will be out in July on Bella Union.

1995 was the peak year for Britpop with the "Blur Vs Oasis" feud, and nearly every major player in the scene releasing an album. We ranked the 20 best.

'Captain Marvel,' which is out now, is also the first Marvel film to be scored by a women. Listen to that and the film's '90s soundtrack.

This week: the debut LP from Piroshka (members of Lush, Elastica, Moose, Modern English), new records by Anemone and Pye Corner Audio, plus Cranes' debut reissued, and a new video by audiobooks.

Piroshka’s anticipated debut album, ’Brickbat’, is out February 15.

Piroshka, the group featuring members of Lush, Elastica, Modern English and Moose, will release their debut LP, ’Brickbat’, in February.

Piroshka's debut album, ’Brickbat,’ will be out in February via Bella Union.

Piroshka are a '90s UK indie dreamteam with Miki Berenyi of Lush, K.J. McKillop of Moose, Justin Welch of Elastica, and Michael Conroy of Modern English.

In addition to the Fear of Men special edition LP, Kanine Records announced their other Record Store Day 2014 releases today as well. One of them is a compilation called Non Violent Femmes, which culls tracks from some of today's more promising female-fronted bands from around the globe (well, America, UK, and NZ): Speedy Ortiz, Eternal Summers, Bleeding Rainbow, Beach Day, Tashaki Miyaki, Is/Is, Beverly, TEEN (who just played Baby's All Right), Joanna Gruesome, Flowers, and Beaches...