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my bloody valentine - mbv

2/8/2013

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My Bloody Valentine

mbv
self released; 2013

5 out of 5
So this is our first 5 out of 5 review - it may not be that surprising. This is an almost perfect near-masterpiece and probably album of the year-I didn't expect a miracle to be honest but this is even better than I hoped for. MBV is surprisingly good and fresh-sounding. A lot can go wrong when a band has an excessive amount of time to record/revise (think G n' R's "Chinese Democracy" which most certainly did not live up to the hype). Thankfully, that is not the case here and for the most part, MBV delivers. The songs are direct and focused and while the trademark sound is still there (fractured guitar drone and ethereal vocals), there is a new reliance on 7th chords which gives this an updated sound. MBV is not stuck back in the 90's which was my biggest fear before listening to this. My only gripe is a couple of songs which seemed more like half-baked ideas than fully realized songs (she found now, is this and yes), but the other tracks more than make up for this. MBV is a worthy successor to "Loveless" and well worth the wait. PS The jet-engine sample in Wonder 2 is one of the coolest things I've heard in the past few years.

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22 Comments
colt
2/7/2013 09:53:26 pm

figured as much this album does rule

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steve o
2/7/2013 09:53:43 pm

Yup awesome sit

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crystal
2/7/2013 09:54:22 pm

Ahhhh I ave been waiting for this album for 21 years

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jack p
2/7/2013 09:55:10 pm

no digital plug ins or anything according to their website. recorded to tape mixed to tape.

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tom
2/7/2013 09:59:05 pm

gotta love tape

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colt
2/7/2013 09:59:49 pm

a guitar album that sounds like nothing else

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BIG b
2/7/2013 10:00:09 pm

Kevin Shields is a genius

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joee
2/7/2013 10:00:26 pm

no record label either

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sam
2/7/2013 10:00:55 pm

who needs a label when everyone is licking your shoegaze nuts

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kate
2/7/2013 10:01:14 pm

loudest fucking concert ever

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jerry
2/7/2013 10:02:22 pm

awesome i only waited 21 years ill be lucky if im not dead the next time they release an album

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angelaa
2/7/2013 10:03:04 pm

aahhh the hipsters today cant do better then this shit

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tommy
2/7/2013 10:03:17 pm

awesome!

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franz
2/7/2013 10:04:13 pm

still havent gotten through lovesless and its been 21 years

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jackie
2/7/2013 10:04:28 pm

kevin is hot!

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gary
2/7/2013 11:00:41 pm

sounds like a jet engine

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dana t
2/7/2013 11:43:59 pm

eh its ok so far

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nate
2/8/2013 12:06:08 am

the here know when they came out wit a new albu m

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jake
2/8/2013 03:40:38 am

mbv in the house

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jack
2/8/2013 05:15:56 am

mbv>loveless

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kevin
2/9/2013 07:57:03 am

anyone know where mbv was recorded

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tommy two toes
2/11/2013 12:47:06 am

album of the year

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