My Bloody Valentine

MY BLOODY VALENTINE – Groundbreaking Debut LP ‘ISN’T ANYTHING’ Released 35 Years Ago Today

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Back in time

21 November 2023

British groundbreaking guitar noise legends MY BLOODY VALENTINE, fronted
by feedback sound wizard Kevin Shields, who turned 60 last May released their flabbergasting debut LP ISN’T ANYTHING 35 years ago today, on 21 November 1988.

Pitchfork says: “At the heart of My Bloody Valentine was the mixture of the crushing power of Dinosaur Jr. and Hüsker Dü and the delicate vulnerability of indie pop; the masculine/feminine dynamic was accomplished not through the brilliant interplay between Kevin Shields and singer/guitarist Bilinda Butcher (whose voices complement each other but often sound quite alike) but by the effect of their voices against the guitar noise. My Bloody Valentine offered a new expression of androgynous sensuality in pop, crafting deeply sexual but also abstracted music, short on specifics but heavy with feeling.”
Score: 10/10.

TUTV: One kind of band, one kind of noise, one kind of album.

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MBV: Instagram – Bio – Discography

DINOSAUR JR. And MY BLOODY VALENTINE Legend KEVIN SHIELDS Played 3 Songs Together In London Including THE CURE Cover

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Two legends, Dinosaur Jr.‘s J Mascis (who dropped a new solo single last
week, listen below) and My Bloody Valentine‘s Kevin Shields became pals
back in 1962 when their bands toured the US together.

They met several times afterward.

And yesterday J Mascis invited Shields to the Dinosaur Jr. gig in the Garage in London.

They played 3 songs. Tarpit from DJ’s 1987 album You’re Living All Over Me, Thorn from MBV’s 2012 EP and The Cure‘s classic Just Like Heaven (more than 400 million streams on Spotify).

Lots of noiiiizzzzz.

New J Mascis single Can’t Believe Where Here.

MY BLOODY VALENTINE – Shoegaze Noise Masterpiece ‘LOVELESS’ Released 30 Years Ago Today

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Back in time

4 November 2021

Band: MY BLOODY VALENTINE (Ireland/UK)
Who: Shoegaze noisemakers led by Kevin Shields
Active: Since 1979 / (only) 3 studio LPs with m b v
as their third, already 8 years ago.

Anniversary album: LOVELESS
Released: 4 November 1991 – 30 years ago today

Pitchfork said: “Few pop albums are routinely described in religious terms
but this is one of them. It’s partly because, like any scripture worth its salt, it
leaves itself open to interpretation. Going back to that Eno quote, there’s no
telling what many of these songs “mean,” even after you’ve read the lyrics. They
bypass the language center of the brain and head for other areas, where memory,
tactile sensation, and emotions lie. It’s an album you feel more than one you
understand.” Score: 10/10.

Turn Up The Volume: Loud layers, louder layers, loudest layers.
Outlandish, self-willed, incomparable. Shoegaze guerilla.

Full album…

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MY BLOODY VALENTINE: Facebook

MY BLOODY VALENTINE Released Debut Album ‘ISN’T ANYTHING’ 30 Years Ago…

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Going back in sonic history looking for memorable albums…

19 November 2018

Band: MY BLOODY VALENTINE

Album: ISN’T ANYTHING – the band’s debut longplayer

Released: 21 November 1988 – 30 years ago

ALL MUSIC‘s reflections: “Though it’s often seen as just a precursor to their magnum opus ‘Loveless’, in its own way My Bloody Valentine’s “Isn’t Anything” is nearly as groundbreaking as their 1991 masterpiece. Not only was it the most lucid, expansive articulation yet of the group’s sound, it virtually created the shoegazing scene and spawned legions of followers …The album’s tightly structured songs still bore traces of My Bloody Valentine’s previous incarnation as jangly indie popsters, but Kevin Shields and company crafted wide-ranging experiments within those confines… ‘Isn’t Anything’ captures My Bloody Valentine’s revolutionary style in its infancy and points the way to ‘Loveless’, but it’s far more than
just a dress rehearsal for the band’s moment of greatness.” –
Full review here – – Score: 4.5/5

TURN UP THE VOLUME! says: Haunting melodies, compelling song structures,
mind-bending effects, controlled chaos and an overall striking aurality.

ALBUM in full…

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MY BLOODY VALENTINE: Facebook – Discography