Sun Jun 12 2022
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m b v
My Bloody Valentine
2013
- Album Summary
m b v is the third studio album by Anglo-Irish rock band My Bloody Valentine, self-released on 2 February 2013. Produced by the band's vocalist and guitarist Kevin Shields, m b v was the band's first full-length release of original material since Loveless (1991), over two decades earlier. Recording for m b v began prior to My Bloody Valentine's breakup in 1997. Shields resumed recording in 2006 at the time when the band was reunited, with further recording occurring after 2011. The album received critical acclaim and was named among the best albums of 2013 by numerous publications, including Pitchfork, Uncut, and The Wire.
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Thu Feb 03 2022
3
A dude testing out all of the guitar effects in a music store AT THE SAME TIME, and insisting that his rather-be-ANYWHERE-else girlfriends sings along.
Thu Dec 15 2022
5
The first album to make me go back and change a rating. That is damn significant.
Mon Mar 14 2022
4
Nothing new they did could ever beat Loveless but this is a decent attempt.
Wed Apr 12 2023
2
n v g
Wed Mar 02 2022
4
It was like listening at noise rock, shoegaze, electro, indie pop and lofi stuff at the same time. I loved the general feeling that emerges from this record. I will definitely listen to it again.
Thu Sep 01 2022
5
01/09/2022 my bloody valentine – m b v 4.5/5 This album genre, shoegaze (or ambient music for metalheads); is the definition of music that grows on you with every listen. It has so many layers that you always discover something new. That is one of the reasons why I don’t think I can review this album probably with only 2 or 3 listenings. But one thing is for sure, I like it quite a lot; and I’m going to listen to it more.
Thu Jan 05 2023
5
The fractured, matured sister to Loveless - while the latter has more tracks that I outright enjoy, something within me says that this LP is better in some holistic way. The disjointed grouping of ideas and sometimes rambling nature of the tracks makes that a hard sell, I know, but even in the more abstract, experimental final third of the album there's a complete sense of artistic freedom and creativity that's rare to experience in situ. The opening three songs are by far the band's best production-wise, and 'who sees you' is perhaps the most primal, evocative collection of sounds I can think of (like a melody ripping itself into existence from the sonic vacuum). The lows may be low, but the highs present a band so completely focused on a creative vision and singular sound that they changed the guitar's instrumental trajectory /again/ for an entirely new generation of listeners.
Sun Jan 30 2022
4
You know that feeling in your dreams when you're stuck in mud and you can't seem to get anywhere? That's this. Best Tracks: Only Tomorrow; In Another Way; Nothing Is
Thu Feb 17 2022
4
I feel like this year I finally get 90s music. This is awesome (though, I do agree it makes a bit more sense in the context of a 1997 release). 3.75
Wed Mar 02 2022
4
I like it, second time I listen to it and I will listen to it again. Not sure if I like the noise genre yet...
Wed Mar 02 2022
3
I can hardly justify whi this album is included in this list when their two previous albums are already featured. It's a good album, but it brings absolutely nothing new to their sound. To me this was a diminishing return and I'm sure there are far more deserving albums that could have been representend in the book instead of this one.
Fri Mar 25 2022
1
An entirely miserable experience. Droney vocals. Droney sound. Awful. Low hum throughout like the neighbours doing his grass
Fri Mar 31 2023
1
At one point I thought I heard something interesting but it turned out it was the theme to 30 Rock that my wife was watching in the next room.
Wed Jun 14 2023
1
Got this all cued up to listen on a drive and when it starts I’m like “oh dang my cord is shredded or it’s not connected right to the car stereo.” Nope I learned that My Bloody Valentine is basically an irritating background din with grinding guitars sometimes over lyrics I can’t really hear. Nope
Mon Aug 08 2022
5
A proper successor to the masterpiece of Loveless that evolves into something that seems both very natural to mbv's style and completely foreign and exciting. We start off with some nostalgic, calming ethereal tracks that seem like outtakes to Loveless. Shoegaze fans will immediately fall in love with the 3 fuzzy openers. "only tomorrow" is the most accessible song on the album, definitely something I'd recommend to someone getting into noise pop. Gives me goosebumps, especially during the solo. I love the whispery vocals that add another layer to the hazy cloud of noise. I also love when the sound appears to go in the wrong direction (your ears can tell it's off) but is swayed back to rhythm intentionally. You can tell they perfected each song... and it turns they did over nearly two decades. The songs are long and dramatic, taking you so many places that when they cut off, it takes you completely by surprise, out of the trance they put you in. The 4th song "is this and yes" takes you in a new direction: a lot cleaner with just two layers of synths, Butcher's grunts, and a very distant drumming pattern. My personal favorite is "if i am", a more hopeful and happier track, reminds me of Cocteau Twins actually. "new you" is another favorite, with the intro giving me goosebumps and putting a smile on my face. I absolutely love that transition at the minute mark from the swirly opener to the clear verse. Another noise-pop masterpiece you just wouldn't hear in their previous works. The last third takes a very dramatic shift into the avant-garde with no forewarning as "in another way" cuts into the music out of nowhere. It's fast-paced and could induce feelings of anxiety, but is still just as controlled and beautiful as the rest of the album. There's something nostalgic about the string-like instrumentals between verses; reminds me of PS2-era soundtracks I think. The next track "nothing is" is the most abrasive: characterized by a seemingly neverending second-long loop of the same drum beats and riffs. Finally, the closer "wonder 2" is another fairly abrasive and anxiety-inducing track, although this one returns to the pop roots of the earlier tracks with the melodic and energetic singing and riffs behind all the chaos, before the vocals fade away and the rambunctious noise completely takes over, slowly and silently dying down to a satisfying conclusion. I've been giving a lot of 5 stars lately, but I can't help but have this one join the club too. I'm a bit indifferent because I'd want to play this album for its warm and soothing feelings, but it strays away from that in the last third, and I'd just have to be careful about playing the whole thing. They're all fantastic songs, even the weird, unsettling "nothing is." But nevertheless, it's an incredible listen that leaves the shoegaze fan satisfied.
Fri Mar 11 2022
4
Gostei bastante porque esse estilo já faz parte do meu repertório. Achei bem diferentão a forma como eles executam as músicas, o que me deixou bastante animada. Gostei.
Mon Feb 07 2022
3
A pile of noise, sometimes pleasant and organized.
Wed Feb 16 2022
3
Muito barulho por nada.
Fri Mar 04 2022
3
A follow up album to Loveless was an impossible task. It is so sui generis that it created a subgenre within shoegaze that still reverberates today.
Sun Jan 30 2022
2
Straight noise
Mon Feb 07 2022
2
Ethereal music, not horrible, but actually forgot I was listening to it at one point.
Thu Mar 17 2022
2
My Bloody Valentine? More like My Boring Valentine (got'em). I don't get it - they just drone on and on with the same melodies song in and song out, minimal singing and the parts they do sing it's more like background noise. Not even impressive guitar playing or anything, almost like garage band level of music. 4/10.
Fri Mar 31 2023
2
I like me some shoegaze, but this ain't my taste...
Thu Jan 20 2022
1
At least now I can honestly say that I know why this album was voted off the island. This thing is BRUTAL. I never asked for a shoegaze birthday, but the algorithm dug deep into the discard pile to deliver what's possibly the worst of the genre. Let's stop saying Shoegaze by the way. And Yacht Rock for that matter.
Thu Mar 16 2023
1
It's not enough to be making a different sound - it's still got be pleasant, so that people will want to listen to it. This is horrible and I don't want to hear it. I think there might be some reasonable melodies in there somewhere, but it's just lost in the wall of noise. I know some people think it's great, but I'm never going to be one of them. I don't care if it's 'art' - it sounds awful, so it isn't music.
Wed Apr 12 2023
1
I'm fine with the fact they feel the need to do this, but please can they please fuck off somewhere else to do it.
Wed May 24 2023
1
Not for me, I respect the experimental style but some of these songs are a great reminder that—> random noises != music
Sun Apr 17 2022
5
A detailed dossier of the time my wife and I both shat on a dead body.
Sun Apr 17 2022
5
my brain today is very well reflected by the sounds that come from this album.
Wed Apr 20 2022
5
I don't have time to type this but 5/5 for sure
Sun May 22 2022
5
Superb album that gives the lie to the idea that records after long hiatus are never good. This is excellent. Such a lush and glorious sound. It's not quite as good as Loveless, but MBV albums are so rare that doesn't matter. Finishes off with a wonderful cacophony as well.
Fri Jul 01 2022
5
This is an album I have been dragging my heels on for nearly 10 years. I have no reason to have done so. I love Loveless. I knew MBV hadn’t made an album in a lifetime. I knew this album was getting rave reviews and appearing on year-end best of lists. What was I listening to instead in 2013? Mostly Foster the People, Naked and Famous and Two Door Cinema Club. I should have been listening to this, just vibe out to it in my old basement apartment. My Bloody Valentine I started listening to in my early 20s. I was in my third, maybe fourth year of university and while already a scholar of Britpop, I started digging deeper into some of the other bands that preceded the 90s boom. I loved those Ride albums. I love only Just Like Honey by the Jesus and Mary Chain(I cannot with the rest of their catalogue. I’m likely going to have to face Psychocandy at some point on this list). Even the revivalists Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. But the top is My Bloody Valentine and that album Loveless. I got into MBV most of all because their music weirdly sounded like music from Final Fantasy 7 (also had references with in game billboards) which I had been obsessed with 10 years earlier. I had also seen Lost in Translation during this period of my life and after that how could you not live shoegaze music. MBV (the album) sounds like a companion piece to Loveless. It still has that beautiful noise-pop sound going on and still manages to have catchy songs even though there is nearly always a wall of sound coming at you at all times. The winners here are she found out and only tomorrow. Truly wild that this group makes one of the best albums of all time, make everyone of their contemporaries look like musical morons, their record label drops them because they spent too much money, then come back nearly 20 years later and pitch a perfect game. I listened to this today while I mowed my lawn. I now have to schedule time when I can just lay on the floor, put this on an iPod, completely vibe out and become 24 again
Sun Oct 02 2022
5
Gwah
Wed Oct 26 2022
5
So delighted when I got to the end of a long, stressful day and discovered the album was mbv. I know this album back to back anyway, but always enjoy listening again. So beautiful and warm. It has my fave song on there 'who sees you'. I love how their songs build and build. Its a 5 star
Fri Dec 16 2022
5
good but not my style
Sun Dec 18 2022
5
I expected to hate this but I think I love it. I love the dense sound bed created by the guitars, together with the unrelenting beat. The mysterious, reverby vocals and the surf guitar licks are the perfect icing on top.
Wed Mar 08 2023
5
Nice change of pace
Wed Mar 22 2023
5
I really enjoyed this album. "Soundscape album" bucket. Very high distortion, very high reverb, dreamy and dissonant.
Wed Mar 22 2023
5
Crossing one off the backlog with this listen. Very enjoyable experience, great comeback album that you can easily get lost in. Heavier and more distorted than their earlier efforts, in the best way. The song nothing is was an anomaly - I listened multiple times and just can't wrap my head around it.
Fri Apr 07 2023
5
So great. What a comeback
Sun May 07 2023
5
I wasn't sure how much I would like this album at first but I think by the time it got to who sees you I really got into it. It's best to not think too much and just crank the volume, sit back and chill. The final song is fantastic and it gets so pleasantly loud. I listened to it a 2nd time right after. Score: 90 Art: 60
Wed May 24 2023
5
I am not super familiar with MBV but when I think of them, I think of soft grunge which is probably not too far off. But with this project, it seemed a lot more trance and electronic. I really liked how those two sounds blend together on this record. Not a single skip for me, perfect atmosphere to chill and do some work with. I seriously kept coming back to this, officially a mbv FAN
Mon Jun 12 2023
5
I adore this band so much you have no idea
Tue Jun 13 2023
5
My Bloody Valentine took over two decades to follow their masterpiece, 'Loveless.' It was well worth it. m b v treads familiar ground, but infuses it with a thoughtfulness and more adept touch. The electronic elements are well placed among the drones and noise, and the androgynous vocals flit in and out throughout the music. m b v may not be as groundbreaking as Loveless, but it is still incredibly beautiful and a worthy addition to the discography.
Wed Jun 14 2023
5
Oneirically unhinged! Love the otherness of this, the changes in pitch and tempo that you make you think either the music is fucked, or your head is. Pretty sure I saw them on the tour promoting this album, and I think it was maybe the single loudest gig I've ever been to - louder than any metal band I've seen. Just an ego-obliterating wash of vibration. 🤘 Fave track - "New You", but this is an album album.
Wed Jul 12 2023
5
Such a large shadow was cast on My Bloody Valentine in the years following Loveless that it became all the more plausible that no new music would ever come from them again. Now that m b v has past its ten year threshold, it can be safely said that, no matter how close we may appear to be, the large shadow appears to be in the shape of this album than the one that preceded them. For m b v is not just a continuation of what Loveless achieved, it is also a markedly decisive evolution of their sound, incorporating spacy ambiance, sudden stops and instrumental passages that pulverize and leaves one asking for more. For an album whose anticipation was greater than expected, the wait was rather worth it.
Thu Jul 20 2023
5
I had heard the name of the band but never heard their music, which is unlike anything else I’ve heard. I looked up all the lyrics on genius.com, and the only comment on any of the songs could have been a comment on all the songs — every line is “wonderfully cryptic.”
Mon Jul 24 2023
5
I have only ever heard 'when you sleep' from 'loveless' before. I love that song so I'm expecting good things. The first song clearly demonstrates that this album is still shoegaze, like 'loveless' 22 years before. However, the more I listen, it sounds like it was influenced by... pop. Specifically electropop, with loops. Not what I was expecting on the second half, from 'if i [sic] am' until the end. In fact, 'nothing is' is a rave track and no-one can tell me otherwise. I can understand the lead singer better on this album, which is positive. I'm thinking an 8 or a 9 out of 10. 'new you' was probably my favourite, but none, including that one, really stood out. Nevertheless, I loved the overall cohesive sound so I'll give it a 9/10. I will listen again.
Thu Jul 27 2023
5
Any follow-up to the flawless Loveless was going to be a daunting effort with impossible expectations. That the follow-up took 20+ years only adds to those expectations. Despite all of that m b v landed as a great third record from My Bloody Valentine. It has everything you'd expect from the band. It doesn't ascend to the impossible heights of Loveless but it's still a phenomenal album and a great companion listen to their previous masterpiece.
Tue Aug 15 2023
5
It’s like the Platonic ideal of an MBV album without being cartoonish or self-caricature.
Fri Aug 18 2023
5
Didn't know this was on the list! I mostly consider this a slightly different and slightly less good album than Loveless. I'd guess I listen to Loveless 10-15 times for every listen of m b v on average? That said... I always feel surprised by this one when I listen to it. I do feel it holds up better than Isn't Anything. Better than Ride - Nowhere for sure. Less good than Slowdive - Slowdive if we're talking shoegaze reunion albums. Certainly less good than Slowdive - Souvlaki. So once again I find myself comparing an album to some of my favorites of all time, deciding whether it's a 4 or a 5. ...And it's definitely a 5. I guess it's more like a 4.5 rounded up, but... No way I'm giving this the same rating as Nowhere lol. It's shoegaze, the production is fucking wild and beautiful... Doesn't hurt I saw them live on this tour. I love it. How about a 4.85? That feels right.
Thu Aug 24 2023
5
i hadn't given this album a real shot before this - i kinda thought it would be mediocre, but it was pretty damn good. not on the level of loveless of course but still great. it's kinda difficult for me to rate shoegaze albums because as long as the album is good I kind just sink into the feeling but I think a five is in order.
Thu Aug 24 2023
5
Letting this wash over me like a wave of fuzzy distorted endorphins. Fantastic stuff. (Loveless is even better).
Mon Sep 04 2023
5
Surpreendente a beleza sonora desse álbum. Realmente entregaram uma experiência auditiva carregada de camadas sonoras e principalmente pelas guitarras distorcidas.
Fri Sep 08 2023
5
I feel like I’m gonna be in the minority here but I loved this album. Only tomorrow especially at the end was great. Love all the percussion in who sees you. Nothing is could be edited down but that’s my only complaint. I would listen to this album over and over again and feel like I would like new things.
Mon Sep 11 2023
5
Imagine putting out a literal masterpiece and then having the task of creating something to come after it. Now, m b v is no loveless, but it’s still really fucking good and definitely holds its own! Love it.
Thu Sep 14 2023
5
Gr8 innit
Sat Sep 16 2023
5
There is no mistaking a mbv record
Sun Mar 20 2022
4
Fuzzy but with unmistakable purpose
Wed Mar 23 2022
4
This is good… never listened to this before strangely! Defo revisiting!
Mon Apr 04 2022
4
This is my first time consciously listening to My Bloody Valentine and I have to say I was somehow always convinced that they're an emo band or at best a nu metal band - two styles I have little interest in. I had no idea that this is some sort of weird ambient shoegaze soundscape-rock. That said, I mostly enjoyed having it on. A bit too dissonant for more than one album at a time, but I liked having it on while working.
Fri Apr 08 2022
4
Very good
Sun Apr 17 2022
4
Easter lamb chops
Fri Apr 29 2022
4
coffee shop record store ass music
Thu May 12 2022
4
Nice
Fri May 27 2022
4
Really enjoyed this. Was sort of as I expected, given what I have heard in the past from their Loveless album. However, I like the variation here - not all of the songs were full-on guitar drones. The keyboard-led tracks had the same woozy feel and didn’t feel out of place. Makes me want to play Loveless all the way through (not sure I have ever heard it from start to finish) and would definitely play this again.
Thu Jun 16 2022
4
SHOEGAZE
Thu Jul 14 2022
4
loud and enveloping
Wed Jul 27 2022
4
I, uh, like this more than I thought I would.
Thu Sep 01 2022
4
Mostly instrumental, with sweet, delicate vocals in the background The vocals felt more like an additional instrument to the shoegazey/noisey sound, as oppose to 'leading' the songs. Relaxing album, one you can lay down and listen to in a depressed mood. Also could be used for studying/concentration. I enjoyed it a lot. As someone already familiar with mbv (loveless), this was slightly different, but still high quality. Perhaps someone who's never heard mbv before might not enjoy it the same way? The noisey/drilling/luscious sound has a way of being simultaneously energizing and relaxing.
Thu Oct 06 2022
4
Lot of noise but second listen started to grow a little
Fri Oct 07 2022
4
Better than Isn't Anything, worse than Loveless. 8/10
Sun Oct 09 2022
4
Haven't listened to this since it was released. Enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. Dense but beautiful
Wed Oct 26 2022
4
Well this is a very lovely album! I haven't had the pleasure of listening to much MBV in the past and certainly not an entire album. It's probably a good thing because I would not have enjoyed this album a decade ago or appreciated it in the same way. There is a wonderful richness to the sound. I particularly actually enjoyed the guitar-free track, is this and yes, that was so pretty and warming and relaxing. I really dislike the song nothing is though by contrast haha way too repetitive and stressful for my brain it kind of hurts even. Appreciate what other people see in it though. Very nice inventive shoe-gazey music I was happy to be introduced to.
Wed Oct 26 2022
4
While this could never live up to Loveless after so long, it was a good follow up. Only shame is how short it felt. She Found Now was a reassuring continuation of the Loveless sound with a few tweaks, but it's the tracks that sound different to the previous album that stand out - Who Sees You, If I am, In Another Way and the drum n bass inspired wonder 2 (complete with an aircraft take off, by the sounds of it!) New You sounds like their version of a Bond theme, maybe inspired by the cover of We Have All The Time in the World. This is nearly 10 years old now Kevin, where is LP4?!
Thu Nov 03 2022
4
my bloody valentine fans when someone whispers into their ear while a power drill is turned on for 40 minutes straight (aka i enjoyed this)
Thu Sep 15 2022
4
Starts out as a Loveless redux, but four tracks in it moves into different territory. Still noise but lighter, brighter, more energetic. Less smoke, more clouds.
Wed Nov 09 2022
4
Solid
Fri Nov 25 2022
4
Welp, that's the entire MBV discography only 139 albums in. m b v is better than Isn't Anything but not as good as Loveless. So there it is, the definitive MBV ranking. Shields is still a master of blending dissonance and harmonies (as on 'who sees you'), but a few soothing songs ('is this and yes' and 'if i am') I actually found a bit dull.
Mon Dec 05 2022
4
Amu
Thu Dec 15 2022
4
It may not have the exquisite otherworldliness that Loveless achieved, but that hazy and drony vibe still slays for me. Equal parts beauty and noise.
Fri Dec 23 2022
4
4.3 + Definitely a welcome throwback to “Loveless” though not as groundbreaking. Some of the edges are slightly smoother this go-round. Still, it’s an ocean of textures. Listen with good headphones.
Thu Dec 29 2022
4
A return—did it somehow feel like less than we'd hoped for? Maybe that would always have been the case given they went out on a perfect album. To me it seemed like the band hadn't changed much with this record but the world certainly had.
Fri Jan 06 2023
4
Who Sees You
Sun Jan 08 2023
4
Great comeback from MBV, with some songs reaching almost as high as some songs on Loveless, like the song "only tomorrow". Most of it is pretty typical MBV shoegaze goodness with immaculate sound and production. 7,6/10
Wed Jan 25 2023
4
Inte lika dåligt som det förra!
Fri Mar 24 2023
4
Goes from beautiful ("she found now") to bruising ("nothing is") and back again. Abstract enough to avoid the hard-edging annoyance of pure industrial. To be clear: this never quite soars to Loveless-level heights or achieves that ultimate impact, but is awfully good on its own terms, unique as a sculpture of distortion and reverb and fully immersive sonic art and seemingly a minor miracle for ever having been released in the first place.
Sun Apr 09 2023
4
For some reason I confused this band always with punk bands from the 2000s. But, no, My Bloody Valentine does excellent shoegaze and this album shows their talent. It is atmospheric, unclear, but in a good way. It gets your juices flowing. As with most of the genre, it can be a bit repetitive so usually less would be more.
Mon Apr 24 2023
4
Big ups for den her
Wed May 10 2023
4
The long awaited third album, from admittedly one of my favourite bands, it’s disappointing to some but ultimately an excellent album on its own. MBV are one of those bands who have a singular sound. Hundreds have tried and failed to replicate their incredible style, so I for one am extremely grateful that Kevin got off his arse and blessed us with another album. The first two thirds are as good as you’d ever need them to be, and the last third is a little more experimental and maybe where some people will be lost. Overall, obviously not the best work from this band but 100% worth listening if you already enjoy their music.
Sun May 14 2023
4
I finally get shoegaze thanks to this album I think. At first I was pissed to get another mbv album this close to the last one but this is the one that finally made it click. I’ve always liked dream pop type stuff like the chromatics so this is just a slightly more intense version of that. I think my problem was that I didn’t listen to the first two albums very intently and just listened to the grungy guitars but the ethereal voices are what makes the whole thing for me. This album made me go back and listen to loveless again and that album definitely deserves more than what I gave it so I’m probs gonna overrate this album even though loveless deserves it more. Sometimes is probably my favorite off of that one and who sees you is my favorite off of this one. As a genre, though, I’m not sure if I’m fully down with shoegaze. Mbv obviously have it down but I haven’t heard too much that makes me love it as a genre even though the ideas behind the form is pretty interesting and compelling to me.
Wed May 24 2023
4
Don’t know if it’s a good or bad thing that I fell asleep to this album twice while trying to listen to it. Super chill one that you can relax to and enjoy listening to the wall of sound. I saw some of the complaints about lack of vocal melodies but that’s a huge part of what makes this enjoyable for me. There’s no main line to follow so you can drift in and out of listening to any of the instruments and their specific parts cuz it’s all so heavily layered or you just let the whole wall of sound hit you. I’ve been getting more into shoegaze the past year and this is another album in that genre I’ll come back to a good bit. 👍: don’t know because none of them stick out as way more memorable than the others but again that’s part of the reason I liked it
Wed May 24 2023
4
Man oh man, I asked for MBV and they delivered. One of if not my favorite band ever. This album is really interesting to me, it’s for sure my least favorite of their’s, but I still overall really enjoy it. I haven’t listened to the album in a while, and I remembered that it’s a more ambient focused album, which makes it less relistenable to me. Nevertheless, the songs “Only Tomorrow”, “If I am”, and “New You” are the only songs from this album that I return to, and they’re some of my favorite songs of theirs period. The rest of the tracks fall into the very ambient realm. The thing with MBV, you gotta give them multiple listens. I HATED loveless the first couple times I listened, but overtime it became my favorite rock album. You gotta get your ears adjusted to the noise. Also you will ascend if you listen to while high. This album also has some interesting lore. It took over two decades to release, which is nuts lol. The guitarist and songwriter Kevin Shields worked on several collaborations with ambient artist Brian Eno after releasing loveless, which definitely influenced the sound of this album. I’m conclusion, this album rocs and I can’t wait for y’all to listen to more MBV
Tue May 30 2023
4
This album is cool, but I wish I would have heard it before Loveless, since I absolutely love that album, while this one pales in comparison a bit for me. It's still good, and goes in different directions than Loveless, it just would have been nice to hear how much I like this album if I didn't have Loveless as a standard of comparison 4/5
Wed Jun 14 2023
4
Nice dreamy album. Hard to pin point an exact moment it's like when you have a nap and are suprised at how much time has passed. All I know is that I'll be happy to listen again.
Thu Jun 15 2023
4
Big wall of sound. Bijna post-rock achtig. leuke plaat
Wed Jun 21 2023
4
who sees you - awesome climax. new you - do do doo ending. in another way - chaos. nothing is - even more so.
Sun Jul 02 2023
4
My Bloody Valentine is a very particular band for me. I need to be in the right headspace to listen but when it clicks it REALLY clicks. Not as good as the classic Loveless but a worthy follow up. 4/5
Mon Jul 03 2023
4
It feels like an album of three parts. The first part feel a bit like the continuation of their classic from the 90's. After that the sounds changes a bit and moves from shoegaze into the ambient postrock territory. The album stays interesting but not as much as before. I picks up again at the end when they focus a bit more on the drumworks. The drum n' bass rhythms in 'wonder 2' are amazing. And even though I really like a bunch of noise, 'nothing is' just don't do it for me. This kind of experiment has been done before and better. If this album was released two years after Loveless instead of twenty-one, it might have had a bigger impact but it still is an interesting piece. 3,5*