Kevin Shields Reveals Info on NEW My Bloody Valentine Album, Out by Year’s End

With the first wave of My Bloody Valentine reunion shows all wrapped up and a seemslikeforever gap until their North American debut at ATP New York, fans like myself away from the action are filling the void with questions like “when is the band going to release new material?” It seems, according to a recent article in the August issue of UK rag MOJO, that we’re not going to have to wait very long. Shit, we’ve already been waiting seventeen years, so what’s a couple more months or even a year?

After scooping up the MOJO Classic Album for 1991′s classic album Loveless in June, the magazine caught up with Kevin Shields who states:

We’ve an album that was half finished in the ’90s. As usual with me, basically there were periods of productivity, then nothing. We were wary that we were plodding. It seems like that from a distance but when you’re doing it it’s like a few great days then not really doing much for the rest of the week, or two weeks. We’re not doing any gigs in October-November. That’s when I’m going to try and finish it off, to be out by the end of the year in some fashion. At the moment it’s only got vocals on about two tracks. It’s mostly just guitars and the basic backing tracks.

Shields continues, dropping hints about what we can expect from the yet to be named mystery album:

It’s kind of a bit less poppy and more sort of expanded. More melodic but less poppy melodic… There’s no kind of hooky, dinky binks or anything. The main thing about it is the guitars and some of the drums are way heavier and tougher, way more kind of, ‘That’s interesting…’ A much more growling and screaming sort of sound.

Sweet. Seems ambitious to see this thing released by the end of the year, but, then again, I never really expected these reunion shows to happen after years of rumors.

[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”To Here Knows When (Live)”
Live at London’s ICA; June 13, 2008

My Bloody Valentine Returns

With the original lineup, shoegaze icons My Bloody Valentine returned to the stage on Friday, June 13th for the first time in 16 years at London’s ICA. I wasn’t there, but many were and feedback was generally positive. After listening to the mp3s from their live set, I’m BEYOND stoked to see them here in the States in a few months. Amazing.

[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Only Shallow (Live)”
[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”When You Sleep (Live)”
Live at London’s ICA; June 13, 2008
Get the entire set from Friday, June 13th here (setlist above)

My Bloody Valentine Friday

With all the buzz about My Bloody Valentine’s live return to the US after a sixteen year hiatus, I decided to put up an accompanying post to this one from last summer. Like the last post, most tracks below are rarities, covers, remixes, live bootlegs, or tracks from the band’s early EPs. Enjoy. Happy Friday.

[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Instrumental B”
1988, Free 7″ given with first 5,000 copies of Isn’t Anything
[MP3]: Kevin Shields  ”Ikebana”
2003, Lost In Translation Soundtrack
[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Map Ref 41N 93W”
Whore: Various Artists Play Wire, WMO 2CD; 1996
[MP3]: The Pastels  ”Cycle (My Bloody Valentine Remix)”
Illuminati, Domino; 1998
[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Moon Song”
Tremelo EP, Creation; 1991
[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Emptiness Inside”
Feed Me With Your Kiss, Creation; 1988
[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Soon (live 16:12 version)”
Paradisio, Amsterdam; 4/28/1992
[MP3]: Placebo  ”Pure Morning (My Bloody Valentine Remix)”
Black-Eyed single, 724389797022; 1998

My Bloody Valentine ? | Explosive (Demo)

When I had some down time over the holidays I was dorking-out on the My Bloody Valentine forum because I hadn’t been to the site since the summer. I found one particular post pretty interesting. A “demo” version of a song by My Bloody Valentine called “Explosive” had been posted, apparently from a rarities disc post-Loveless. There was some discussion on whether or not “Explosive” is in fact a genuine MBV track, some say yes, some no. I can’t decide if it’s bogus or not, either way it’s a solid track, whoever it is.

[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Explosive (Demo)”
Rarities

Looks like it’s Barras

THANK YOU so much Ray for reminding me about today, I totally erm…spaced. Anyway, it seems a bit crazy, but I am indeed finally going to see My Bloody Valentine on July 3rd in Glasgow at The Barrowland Ballroom. The London tickets are selling like hotcakes, but it’s the weekend of POPPED! anyway so I couldn’t go. I’ve never been to Scotland, but this seems like a good enough reason to go!

So…Mom, Dad (I KNOW you read this thing, not really sure why), how about a flight to Glasgow (just follow this link) for Christmas please?

I’m stoked to say the very least.

[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Sugar”
1989, Free Flexi given out with The Catalogue magazine #67

Finally!

Kevin Shields by Joe Dilworth

I’m sure everyone has already heard the big news. It’s true, the rumors have finally been confirmed.

My Bloody Valentine is back! I’m so fucking STOKED! Better start looking for tickets on Craigslist now. This sorta makes up for some unsettling news from this morning.

Check out our “My Bloody Valentine Rarities Mixtape” (wow, I can’t believe that was way back in August) and “Cigarette In Your Bed” to celebrate over the weekend!

[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Cigarette In Your Bed”
You Made Me Realise, Creation; 1988

So Exciting

THIS just made my day. So fucking exciting…the rumors might just finally be true.

[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Never Say Goodbye”
Ecstasy & Wine; Lazy, 1989