Blush (PVA album)

Blush
Blush
Studio album by PVA
Released	14 October 2022
Genre	Electropop; futurepop; acid house; post-punk;
Length	43:04
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	PVA; Ben Romans-Hopcraft; Jamie Neville;
PVA chronology
Singles from Blush
	"Untethered"; Released: 24 May 2022; "Hero Man"; Released: 19 July 2022; "Bad Dad"; Released: 17 August 2022; "Bunker"; Released: 13 September 2022;

Blush (stylised in BLUSH) is the debut studio album by British band PVA. The album was released on 14 October 2022 through Ninja Tune.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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]

Track listing

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

References

^ ^a ^b Pearis, Bill (2023-09-14). "London's PVA playing The Rainbow Room and shows with Yard Act on first US tour". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^ ^a ^b Siregar, Cady (14 October 2022). "PVA - BLUSH review". DIY. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^ Rankine, Ollie (2022-10-10). "PVA - Blush - Album Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^ ^a ^b Hunt, El (2022-10-12). "PVA – 'Blush' review: London dance pop maestros are impossible to ignore". NME. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^ "The 25 best debut albums of 2022". NME. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^ "THE BEST ELECTRONIC ALBUMS OF 2022 - Page 2". PopMatters. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

[brooklynvegan-1] Pearis, Bill (2023-09-14). "London's PVA playing The Rainbow Room and shows with Yard Act on first US tour". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

[DIY-2] Siregar, Cady (14 October 2022). "PVA - BLUSH review". DIY. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

[loudandquiet-3] Rankine, Ollie (2022-10-10). "PVA - Blush - Album Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

[nme-4] Hunt, El (2022-10-12). "PVA – 'Blush' review: London dance pop maestros are impossible to ignore". NME. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

[5] "The 25 best debut albums of 2022". NME. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

[6] "THE BEST ELECTRONIC ALBUMS OF 2022 - Page 2". PopMatters. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

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