Lush co-founder Mark Constantine proudly presents In the Bath, the fourth instalment of the brand’s compilation series which follows on from previous releases Self Preservation Society, Instant Replay and Life’s What You Make It. As a passionate music fan, this stunning vinyl triple album has once again been personally curated by Mark.
Continuing this series of acclaimed compilation albums, Mark Constantine and Lush announce its new instalment In The Bath, due to be released 24th January 2025 (via Cosmetic Warriors & Proper Music) – the first track lifted from the album is a unique take on Massive Attack’s 1998 single ‘Teardrop’ from composer Craig Fortnam, featuring vocals from Chantelle Pike, out now. Fortnam, best known for his work with North Sea Radio Orchestra, weaves dextrous guitar picking around the pure vocal tones of himself and Chantelle Pike’s distinctive voice – and with just a hint of orange in the mix, as the track’s release is set to coincide with Lush’s Feel Good Fragrance campaign launch.
Mark Constantine, co-founder of Lush: “Massive Attack were huge in my life, and were so inspiring for perfumery. I’ve often used these rumbling dark tones of fragrance with flashes of orange, and that’s precisely where Massive Attack are for me.” From the familiar to the unfamiliar, with unexpected collisions of styles, radical reworkings and faithful renditions, this is a joyful celebration of an eclectic era for music…
Containing songs by artists as diverse as R.E.M, The Spice Girls, Celine Dion, Tracy Chapman, The Offspring and Depeche Mode, these have been reworked by a galaxy of established and rising stars including frequent Lush collaborators Teddy Thompson, Afro Celt Sound System, Eliza Carthy, Jackie Oates, and Martha Tilston, with first-time appearances from The Lovely Eggs, Alice Faye, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Joshua Burnside, Lady Maisery and Field Music.
The result is a magnificently diverse, six-sided jewel of a record, forming the soundtrack to Mark’s decade of the beginning of Lush. ‘In my head, I see each of these triple album sets as a part of my autobiography,’ Says Mark.‘Granted, the years 1991 to 2001 weren’t quite like the sixties and seventies, where music was so powerful in my life. (In some ways I spent that decade in a kind of repeat mode!) But I was still listening to a lot of new music, as I still do today. These songs represent some of my very favourite artists and songs from that period.
‘It’s a privilege to be able to commission these albums and help put them together. Everybody puts so much work into every track, and that’s what people always remark upon whenever they listen to them. Such high quality, and such a joy to be involved.’ For ways to enjoy the album, please click here.
