My Bloody Valentine
Ireland
Formed: 1983
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Shoegaze, Alternative Pop/Rock, Dream Pop, Noise Pop, Indie Pop
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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, a record that merged lilting, ethereal melodies of the Cocteau Twins with crushingly loud, shimmering distortion. Though My Bloody Valentine rejected rock & roll conventions, they didn't subscribe to the precious tendencies of anti-rock art-pop ...
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Performed Songs By
- Kevin Shields (3)
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