My Bloody Valentine Band
My Bloody Valentine is an alternative rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1984. They were famous for playing shoegaze, a style of rock that uses heavy guitar distortion and other audio effects. They have released two full-length studio albums, the latter of which—1991's Loveless—received huge amounts of critical praise. They broke up in 1995, but announced their reunion in 2007.
Fast Facts
- Origin: Dublin, Ireland
- Years Active: 1984-1995, 2007-Present
- Record Labels: Creation Records, Island Records, and Sire Records
- Named after the 1981 horror film, My Bloody Valentine
- Loveless reportedly took more than two years to record
- Review site Pitchfork Media named Loveless the greatest album of the 1990s
- Front man Kevin Shields collaborated with many artists during breakup period
- Band confirmed 2008 tour dates throughout Europe
- A new album is reportedly nearing completion
Break Up and Make Up
Despite the huge critical praise for Loveless, album sales were lackluster. After a period of creative inactivity, the band broke up in 1995 and the members went their separate ways. But in 2007, they announced their reunion, as well as a series of shows in the UK. They also announced that a new album was almost finished.
Quotes
"All of 'Loveless' is suffused with an apocalyptic, pre-orgasmic glow, the sound of an annihilating intimacy. My Bloody Valentine music is a smelting, melding, crucible of love in which every borderline (inside/outside, you/me, lover/beloved) is abolished." -Music critic, Simon Reynolds
Band Members
Discography
Studio Albums
- Isn't Anything 1988
- Loveless 1991
Mini-Albums
- This Is Your Bloody Valentine 1985
- Ecstasy 1987
EPs
- Geek! 1985
- The New Record by My Bloody Valentine 1986
- Sunny Sundae Smile 1987
- Strawberry Wine 1987
- You Made Me Realise 1988
- Feed Me With Your Kiss 1988
- Glider 1990
- Tremolo 1991
- Only Shallow 1992
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