Piroshka announce second album with lead cut "Scratching At The Lid"

27 April 2021, 11:13 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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Piroshka, the supergroup made up of Miki Berenyi (formerly of Lush), former Moose guitarist KJ McKillop, former Elastica drummer Justin Welch and Modern English bassist Mick Conroy, have annnounced their second album Love Drips And Gathers, which is accompanied by the lead single "Scratching At The Lid".

"Scratching At The Lid" is the first outing from the group since their 2019 debut album Brickbat, and arrives alongside news of their second album Love Drips And Gathers.

Berenyi says, "If Brickbat was our Britpop album, then Love Drips And Gathers is shoegaze! It wasn’t intentional; we just wanted a different focus. I’ve always seen debut albums as capturing a band’s first moments, when you really have momentum, and then the second album is the chance for a more thoughtful approach."

Conroy adds, "Brickbat was a classic first album; noisy and raucous. On Love Drips And Gathers, we’ve calmed down and explored sounds, and space."

Piroshka's second album title is a line taken from Dylan Thomas' The force that through the green fuse drives the flower poem, and is, according to a press release, "inspired by love, family, belonging, memory."

Tracklist:

Hastings 1973
The Knife Thrower’s Daughter
Scratching At The Lid
Loveable
V.O.
Wanderlust
Echo Loco
Familiar
We Told You

"Scratching At The Lid" is out now. Piroshka's second album Love Drips And Gathers will be released via Bella Union on 23 July, and is available to pre-order now. They'll play The Garage in London on 6 November. Visit piroshkaband.com/tour for tickets.