Post your questions for Lush frontwoman Miki Berenyi

The Guardian

13-02-2025

She fronted Lush, who stood out from both the dream-pop and Britpop scenes in the 1990s; more recently, she wrote one of the best rock memoirs this decade. Now, Miki Berenyi is back with new music as Miki Berenyi Trio, and will be answering your questions on her life and career.
In her memoir, Berenyi charted her path through a troubled childhood and into the late-80s UK music scene, where Lush initially distinguished themselves from their moodier shoegaze peers with bright, chiming guitars and Berenyi's wistfully beautiful vocal lines. As Britpop became a pop cultural phenomenon, the band upped the tempo, sharpened their focus, and wrote songs which still stand out: Single Girl and Ladykillers, both Top 30 hits, eye-rollingly lamented toxic male suitors, while Ciao! was an evocative duet with Jarvis Cocker.
The band ended in tragedy after the suicide of their drummer Chris Acland, and Berenyi left music behind for a time, working as a subeditor for a magazine publisher. Lush briefly reformed in 2016, and in 2022, Berenyi published her memoir Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me from Success, described by the Observer's Kitty Empire as 'a salutary corrective to a much mythologised musical era; it's often extremely funny. But it's also a nuanced portrait of personal survival.'
Berenyi has also fronted Piroshka, a band featuring members of Elastica, Modern English and Moose, the latter namely her partner Kevin McKillop. The couple have since formed the Miki Berenyi Trio alongside guitarist Oliver Cherer, and are gearing up to release their debut album Tripla on 4 April.
Ahead of its release, Berenyi will answer your questions – post them in the comments below before Monday 17 February. Her answers will be published later that week.