Lusterlit

LUSTERLIT

"Ominous, noirish, literary chamber pop... Phil Spector deep-space grandeur."

- NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY

"List of Equipment is a remarkably colourful listen, and Lusterlit do a great job of capturing perhaps the best thing about reading: the thrill of hopping from one universe to the next..."

- Joel Dear, THE ALBUM WALL

With their songs created for Bushwick Book Club, BBC founder, Susan Hwang and BBC contributor and producer, Charlie Nieland, have joined forces as the literature-inspired duo—Lusterlit. Susan and Charlie have been playing and recording their songs about books together for years, producing a pair of releases in 2016, HOPEFUL MONSTERS and EVERYTHING IS SATEEN: FIVE SONGS INSPIRED BY VONNEGUT and then forming Lusterlit to perform them. They alternate lead vocals and harmonies while supporting each other on guitar, bass, synth, traditional Korean drum, accordion, piano, drum kit and more. Lusterlit toured the West Coast in November of 2016, from Seattle to LA, playing book related events and regular sets along the way.

In 2017 they released their first EP as Lusterlit called LIST OF EQUIPMENT. Bringing their songs written for Bushwick Book Club to full technicolor life in these widescreen productions, Lusterlit has made studio magic with music ranging from indie rock to soul to shoegaze, reminiscent of PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Portishead and more. The songs are inspired by the books: MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING - Julia Child, BLOOD MERIDIAN - Cormac McCarthy, THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE - Jonathan Lethem and THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS - John Wyndham. After releasing a new music video for the song "Flight", Lusterlit toured the West Coast again November 2017, including Bushwick Book Club events celebrating the release of Chuck Palahniuk's new book LEGACY. There are many more recordings, videos and shows on the way for 2018!