My Bloody Valentine

Formed: 1984 in Dublin, Ireland
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Noise Pop, Indie Pop
Group Members: Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields, Colm O'Ciosoig, Tina, Deb Googe, Dave Conway
Biography: Like the Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, and the Jesus & Mary Chain before them, My Bloody Valentine redefined what noise meant within the context of pop songwriting. Led by guitarist Kevin Shields, the group released several EPs in the mid-'80s before recording the era-defining Isn't Anything in 1988, ...Read full biography
Loveless
Released: 1991
Label: Sire/Warner Bros.
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Isn't Anything was good enough to inspire an entire scene of My Bloody Valentine soundalikes, but Loveless' greatness proved that the band was inimitable. After two painstaking years in the studio and ...Read full review
Isn't Anything
Released: 1988
Label: Sire/Warner Bros.
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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 ...Read full review
More My Bloody Valentine albums: Main Albums (3), Compilations (2), Singles & EPs (10)
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