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| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
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| Works | My Bloody Valentine discography |
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| Spinoff of | The Complex |
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| Website | mybloodyvalentine.org |
My Bloody Valentine are an Irish-Englishrock band[6][7][8][9][10][11] formed inDublin in 1983 and consisting of founding membersKevin Shields (vocals, guitar,sampler) andColm Ó Cíosóig (drums, sampler), withBilinda Butcher (vocals, guitar) andDebbie Googe (bass). Their work is characterized by distorted guitar textures, subduedandrogynous vocals, and unorthodoxproduction techniques. They are widely cited as a pioneering act in theshoegaze genre.
Following several unsuccessful early releases and membership changes, My Bloody Valentine signed toCreation Records in 1988. The band released several successfulEPs and the albumsIsn't Anything (1988) andLoveless (1991) on the label; the latter is often described as theirmagnum opus. However, My Bloody Valentine were dropped by Creation after its release due to the album's extensive production costs. In 1992, the band signed toIsland Records and recorded several albums worth of unreleased material, remaining largely inactive.
Googe and Ó Cíosóig left the band in 1995; they were followed by Butcher in 1997. Unable to complete a follow-up toLoveless, Shields isolated himself and, in his own words, "went crazy". In 2007, My Bloody Valentine reunited and subsequently embarked on a world tour. They released the compilationEP's 1988–1991 in 2012. Their long-delayed third studio album,m b v, was released in 2013 to critical acclaim and was supported by further touring.
In 1978,Kevin Shields andColm Ó Cíosóig were introduced to each other at akarate tournament in South Dublin.[12] The duo became friends in what has been described as "an almost overnight friendship"[13] and later formedthe Complex, apunk rock band, withLiam Ó Maonlaí, Ó Cíosóig's friend fromColáiste Eoin.[14] The band, who performed "a handful of gigs" consisting ofSex Pistols andRamones songs, disbanded when Ó Maonlaí left to formHothouse Flowers. Shields and Ó Cíosóig later formed A Life in the Day, apost-punk trio, but failed to secure performances with more than a hundred people present.[12]
Following A Life in the Day's dissolution, Shields and Ó Cíosóig formed My Bloody Valentine in early 1983 with bass player Mark Loughlin (now performing as the Engineer) and lead vocalistDavid Conway. Conway, who performed under the pseudonym Dave Stelfox, suggested a number of potential band names, including the Burning Peacocks, and performed a single gig under that name before the quartet changed the name to My Bloody Valentine.[15] At the time, the band saw the trailer for My Bloody Valentine on a rented VHS movie during downtime of a rehearsal at the home of Shields's parents. Subsequently, Shields has claimed he was unaware that My Bloody Valentine was the title ofa 1981 Canadian slasher film when the name was suggested. Second guitarist Stephen Ivers also joined the band at this time[16]
My Bloody Valentine experienced a number of line-up changes during their initial months. Lead guitarist Stephen Ivers and bassist Loughlin were recruited in April 1983, and the band would often rehearse nearSmithfield andTemple Bar in rehearsal spaces owned by Alan Furlong. Walsh, who booked some of the band's early performances, said the rehearsals were "too noisy" and "crazy" that "next door were giving out hell".[17] Loughlin left the band in December 1983 and was replaced by Paul Murtagh, who left the band in early 1984. In March 1984, Shields, Ivers and Conway recorded the band's first demo on a four-track recorder in Shields's parents' home inKilliney. Shields and Ó Cíosóig overdubbed bass and drum tracks at Litton Lane Studios, and the tape was later used to secure a contract with Tycoon Records.[18]
Soon after recording the demo, Ivers left My Bloody Valentine, and Conway's girlfriend, Tina Durkin, joined as a keyboard player.[13] Around this time, Conway, on the suggestion of Shields, contactedGavin Friday, the lead vocalist of the post-punk bandVirgin Prunes. According to Shields, Conway approached Friday inFinglas, asked him for advice, and was told to "get out of Dublin."[19] Shields agreed with the advice, commenting in January 1991 that "there was no room for us" in Ireland; Ó Cíosóig explained that the Irish music scene was not receptive to their style.[20] Friday provided the band with contacts that secured them a show inTilburg, Netherlands. The band relocated to theNetherlands after the show and lived there for a further nine months, opening forR.E.M. on one occasion on 8 April 1984. Due to a lack of opportunities and a lack of correct documentation,[13] the band relocated toWest Berlin, Germany in late 1984 and recorded their debut mini album,This Is Your Bloody Valentine, released in 1985. The album failed to receive much attention, and the band returned temporarily to the Netherlands before settling in London that same year.[21][22]
Following their relocation to London in 1985, members of My Bloody Valentine lost contact with each other while looking for accommodation, and Tina Durkin, doubting her abilities as a keyboard player, left the band.[18] When the remaining three members regained contact with one another, the band decided to audition bassists, as they lacked a regular bassist since their formation. Shields acquiredDebbie Googe's telephone number from a contact in London, invited her to audition, and subsequently recruited her as a bassist. Googe managed to attend rehearsals, which were centered around her day job. Rehearsal sessions were regularly held at Salem Studios, which was connected to the independent record labelFever Records. The label's management was impressed with the band and agreed to release anextended play, provided the band would finance the recording sessions themselves. Released in December 1985,Geek! failed to reach the band's expectations; however, soon after its release, My Bloody Valentine were performing on the London gig circuit, alongside bands such as Eight Living Legs, Kill Ugly Pop andthe Sting-rays.[18]
Due to the band's slow progress, Shields contemplated relocating toNew York City, where members of his family were living at the time. However,Creation Records co-founderJoe Foster had decided to establish his own record label, Kaleidoscope Sound, and persuaded My Bloody Valentine to record and release an EP.The New Record by My Bloody Valentine, produced by Foster, was released in October 1986 and was a minor success, peaking at number 22 on theUK Indie Chart upon its release.[23] On the strength of the release, the band began performing more frequent shows, later developing a small following and travelling outside London for live performances, supporting and opening for bands such asthe Membranes.[18]
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In early 1987, My Bloody Valentine signed to Lazy Records, another independent record label, which was founded by theindie pop bandthe Primitives and their manager, Wayne Morris. My Bloody Valentine's first release on the label was the single "Sunny Sundae Smile", released in February 1987. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Indie Singles Chart[24] and the band toured following its release. After a number of performances throughout the U.K., the band managed to secure a support slot withthe Soup Dragons, but on that tour in March 1987, David Conway announced his decision to leave the band, citing a gastric illness, disillusionment with music, and ambitions to become a writer.[21]
Conway's departure left the band without a lead vocalist, and Shields, Ó Cíosóig and Googe advertised in the local music press for a new singer. The audition process, which Shields described as "disastrous and excruciating," was unsuccessful because he had mentionedthe Smiths in the advertisements "because [he] liked their melodies," attracting a number of vocalists whom he called "fruitballs."[18] Although considering forming another group, the band experimented with vocalistsBilinda Butcher and Joe Byfield, both of whom had been recommended to the band by other musicians. Butcher, whose musical experience consisted of playing classical guitar as a child and singing and playing tambourine "with some girlfriends for fun," had learned that My Bloody Valentine needed a backing vocalist from her partner, who had met Ó Cíosóig on a ferry from the Netherlands. At her audition, she sangDolly Parton's 1975 song "The Bargain Store".[25][failed verification] She was invited to join the group, with Byfield deemed unsuitable as a lead vocalist.
Following Butcher's recruitment, Shields shared lead vocals with her. Commenting on the transition, Shields noted that Butcher "sounded all right and she could sing one of our songs, we just had to show her how to play guitar."[18] Shields was initially reluctant to take on a vocal role within the band, but said that he had "always sung in the rehearsal room [...] and made up the melodies." With the new lineup in place, the band intended to drop the My Bloody Valentine moniker, but according to Ó Cíosóig and Shields, the band was unable to decide on a name and kept the moniker "for better or for worse."[26]
Under pressure from Lazy Records to release a full-length album, the band compromised and agreed to release a single and subsequent mini-album, citing the need for time to stabilize their new lineup. "Strawberry Wine", a three-track single, was released in November 1987, andEcstasy was released a month later. Both received moderate critical acclaim and peaked at number 13 and 12 on the independent singles and albums chart, respectively.[23] However, "Strawberry Wine" was described as "certainly the better of the two releases", asEcstasy was plagued by production difficulties, including errors in the mastering process.Ecstasy was criticised as the product of "a group who appeared to have run out of money halfway through recording,"[18] which was later confirmed, as the band were funding the studio sessions themselves. My Bloody Valentine's contract with Lazy stated that the label would handle promotion of releases, whereas the band would finance the recording sessions. Following their departure from Lazy, which later rereleased "Strawberry Wine" andEcstasy on the compilation albumEcstasy and Wine (1989) without the band's consent,[27]Rough Trade Records offered a deal to finance the recording and release of a full-length album, but the band turned it down.[18]
In January 1988, My Bloody Valentine performed inCanterbury, opening forBiff Bang Pow!, a band that featured Creation Records founderAlan McGee. After "blowing [Biff Bang Pow!] off the stage," My Bloody Valentine were described as "the Irish equivalent toHüsker Dü" by McGee,[28] who approached the band after the show and invited them to record and release a single on Creation. The band recorded five songs at a studio inWalthamstow,East London in less than a week. In August 1988, they released theYou Made Me Realise EP, which was received well by the independent music press and, according toAllMusic's Nitsuh Abebe, "made critics stand up and take notice of the brilliant things My Bloody Valentine were up to ... it developed some of the stunning guitar sounds that would become the band's trademark."[29] It debuted at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart.[23] Following the success ofYou Made Me Realise, the band released their debut full-length studio album,Isn't Anything, in November 1988. Recorded in ruralWales,[30] the album was a major success, receiving widespread critical acclaim, peaking at number 1 on the UK Indie Chart[23] and influencing a number of "shoegazing" bands, who according to AllMusic, "worked off the template My Bloody Valentine established with [the album]."[1]
In February 1989, My Bloody Valentine began recording their second studio album atBlackwing Studios inSouthwark, London. Creation Records believed that the album could be recorded "in five days," but it soon "became clear that wasn't going to happen."[31] Following several unproductive months,[32] during which Shields assumed main duties for the musical and technical aspects of the sessions, the band relocated to a total of 19 other studios and hired a number ofengineers, includingAlan Moulder, Anjali Dutt and Guy Fixsen. Because of the extensive recording time, Shields and Alan McGee agreed to release another EP,[33] and the band releasedGlider in April 1990. Containing the lead single "Soon", the EP peaked at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart[34] and the band toured in the summer of 1990 to support its release.[35] In February 1991, while still recording their second album, My Bloody Valentine releasedTremolo, which was another critical success and topped the UK Indie Chart.[36]
Released in November 1991,Loveless was rumoured to have cost more than £250,000 and bankrupted Creation Records, claims that Shields has denied.[37] Critical reception toLoveless was nearly unanimous with praise,[38] although the album was not a commercial success; it peaked at number 24 on theUK Albums Chart[39] but failed to chart internationally. McGee dropped My Bloody Valentine from Creation Records soon after the release ofLoveless because of the album's extensive recording period and his interpersonal problems with Shields.[40] However,Loveless proved to have a lasting influence, inspiring bands such asRadiohead,Smashing Pumpkins,Mogwai,Nine Inch Nails and more.[41]
My Bloody Valentine signed withIsland Records in October 1992 for a reported £250,000 contract.[42] The band's advance went toward the construction of a home studio inStreatham, South London, which was completed in April 1993. Several technical problems with the studio sent the band into a "semi-meltdown," according to Shields,[43] who was rumoured to be suffering fromwriter's block.[25] The band remained largely inactive, but they recorded and released two cover songs, in 1993 and 1996—a rendering of "We Have All the Time in the World" byLouis Armstrong forPeace Together[44] and a cover of "Map Ref. 41°N 93°W" byWire for the tribute albumWhore: Tribute to Wire.[45]
In 1995, Debbie Googe and Colm Ó Cíosóig left My Bloody Valentine. Googe, who briefly worked as a taxi driver following her departure, formed the indie rock supergroupSnowpony with Katharine Gifford, who also performed withStereolab andMoonshake.[46] Ó Cíosóig relocated to the United States, formingHope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions withHope Sandoval ofMazzy Star.[47] Shields and Butcher attempted to record a third studio album that Shields claimed would be released in 1998.[48] However, unable to finalise a third album, Shields isolated himself and, in his own words, "went crazy," drawing comparisons in the music press to the eccentric behavior ofBrian Wilson ofthe Beach Boys andSyd Barrett ofPink Floyd.[40] Shields later became a touring member ofPrimal Scream, collaborated with a number of artists includingYo La Tengo,Dinosaur Jr. andLe Volume Courbe[49] and recorded songs for thesoundtrack to the 2003 filmLost in Translation.[50]
Rumours have spread among fans that an album's worth of material had been recorded and shelved prior to the band's breakup. In 1999, it was reported that Shields had delivered 60 hours of material to Island Records,[42] and Butcher confirmed that there existed "probably enough songs to fill two albums."[25] Shields later admitted that at least one full album of "half-finished" material was abandoned, stating, "it was dead. It hadn't got that spirit, that life in it."[51]
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In August 2007, reports emerged suggesting that My Bloody Valentine would reunite for the 2008Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival inIndio,California.[52] Similar reports had circulated in 2003 stating that Shields, Butcher and Ó Cíosóig were together inBerlin to rerecord five songs originally recorded forGlider that would be included in an upcoming box set.[53] In 2007, reports suggested that the band were to perform at a series ofPod-organised concerts at theIrish Museum of Modern Art inKilmainham, Dublin.[54] Shields later confirmed the reunion and said that the band's third studio album, which he had begun recording in 1996, was near completion.[55] Three live shows in the U.K. were announced in November 2007,[56] and on 13 June 2008, My Bloody Valentine performed in public for the first time in 16 years with two live rehearsals at theInstitute of Contemporary Arts in London.[57]
My Bloody Valentine embarked upon an extensive worldwide tour throughout the summer and autumn of 2008. The band performed at European music festivals, including theRoskilde Festival inRoskilde, Denmark,[58]Øyafestivalen inOslo, Norway[59] andElectric Picnic inStradbally, Ireland,[60] as well as theFuji Rock Festival inNiigata, Japan.[61] From 19 to 21 September, the band curated and performed at the 2008All Tomorrow's Parties festival in New York and later performed throughout North America, including dates inChicago,Toronto,Denver,San Francisco,Los Angeles andAustin.[62] The band spent £200,000 on equipment for their world tour,[63] which was their first since 1992 in support ofLoveless.[64]
Following additional touring in 2009, My Bloody Valentine dedicated their time to completing their third album. Rumours of a box set, which had circulated in April 2008 following a listing onHMV Japan's web site,[65] recirculated. In March 2012, after a number of reported delays,Sony Music Ireland announced the release of the compilation albumEP's 1988–1991—a collection of the band's Creation Records extended plays, singles and unreleased tracks.[66] The compilation album was released on 4 May 2012 along with remastered versions ofIsn't Anything andLoveless.[67]
In November 2012, Kevin Shields announced plans to release My Bloody Valentine's third album online before the end of the year.[68] In December, the band announced onFacebook that the album was completed andmastered,[69] and on 27 January 2013, during a warmup show at Electric Brixton in London, Shields told the audience that the album "might be out in two or three days."[70] The album, titledm b v, was released through the band's official website on 2 February 2013, and the resulting high traffic crashed the site.[71] Upon its release,m b v received "universal acclaim," according toMetacritic,[72] and the band went on a worldwide tour.[73]
In 2013, Shields announced plans to release a My Bloody Valentine EP "of all-new material," which would be followed by a fourth studio album.[74]He was reported in 2017 to working on material for a new My Bloody Valentine album, projected for release in 2018.[75] As of 2018, two EPs were expected to be released in 2019, but all previously announced release estimates have not been met.[76]
On 29 March 2021, My Bloody Valentine published a promotional video which features the cover art of previous releases and the text"31 03".[77] On 31 March 2021, it was announced that My Bloody Valentine signed withDomino Recording Company. The band's full discography from 1988 to 2013 was made available on streaming services worldwide for the first time, and CD and LP re-releases were announced for 21 May.[78] While promoting My Bloody Valentine's re-releases, Shields confirmed that the band is working on new material, and said that they plan on finishing a melodic, song-oriented album and a more experimental album.[79]
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On November 25, 2024, the band announced a one-off concert (its first in seven years) to take place on November 22, 2025 at the3Arena in Dublin.[81] This was further backed on March 28, 2025 by an additional three dates in Manchester, London, and Glasgow, all to take place after the Dublin date.[82] On April 22, 2025, the band announced a show at the Zepp Namba in Osaka, and a show at the Tokyo Garden Theater.[83] On September 25, 2025, the band were announced as being on the lineup for Primavera Sound Barcelona '26 on June 3–7, 2026.[84]
My Bloody Valentine's musical style progressed throughout their career. The band was originally influenced bypost-punk acts such asthe Birthday Party,the Cramps andJoy Division; according to author Mike McGonial, the band "brought together the least interesting elements" of their influences.[15] They were also influenced by certain dark post-punk bands who were experimenting: "the best of all wasSiouxsie and the Banshees,the Cure andKilling Joke".[85] Their debut mini album,This Is Your Bloody Valentine (1985), incorporated agothic rock sound that AllMusic referred to as "unfocused and derivative".[86] However, when the band began experimenting with pop melodies onThe New Record by My Bloody Valentine (1986), it marked "a vital point in the development of their sound",[87] which was influenced primarily bythe Jesus and Mary Chain. The band later took a "rarified, effete and poppy approach toByrdsian rock" with their two successive releases, "Strawberry Wine" andEcstasy (1987).[88]Isn't Anything and its preceding releases were influenced by American bands, most notably the distorted guitar-basednoise rock ofDinosaur Jr. andSonic Youth, as well as the experimental dream pop of British groupA.R. Kane,[89] during which time Shields developed his trademark guitar techniques.[90]
The band were further influenced bydance music and especiallyhip hop, of which Shields said "it beats the shit out of most rock music when it comes to being experimental, it's been a constant source of inspiration to us."[91] Shield's experimentation with guitar tone would be influenced bysampled sounds employed byPublic Enemy andthe Bomb Squad,[92] which Shields described as "half-buried or muted, a real sense of sounds being semi-decayed, or destroyed, but then re-used."[93] The band experimented withsamplers around the time of theGlider EP, utilizing them to play back and manipulate their own guitar feedback and vocals on keyboards; by the time of theTremolo EP, they had acquired anAkai sampler.[93] In the mid-1990s, Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig recorded music influenced by the rapid rhythms of the UK's undergroundjungle anddrum and bass scenes.[94][95]
One of the most recognisable aspects of My Bloody Valentine's music is Shields' electric guitar sound, which "use[s] texture more than technique to create vivid soundscapes."[96] During the late 1980s, Shields began customising thetremolo systems for hisFender Jaguars andJazzmasters; extending thetremolo arm and promonientpitch bending. Shields used a number ofalternate and open tunings[19] that together with his tremolo manipulation achieved "a strange warping effect that makes the music wander in and out of focus", according toRolling Stone.[97] Shields' most notable effect is reverse digitalreverb, sourced from anAlesis Midiverb II orYamaha SPX90 effects unit. Together with the tremolo manipulation anddistortion, he created a technique known as "glide guitar".[98]
Shields effects rig, which is composed largely of distortion,graphic equalizers and tone controls,[99] consists of at least 30 effects pedals[63] and is connected to a large number of amplifiers, which are often set to maximum volume to increase sustain. During live performances, in the closing song "You Made Me Realise", My Bloody Valentine perform an interlude of noise, which can last for half an hour and often reaches 130 dB.[100] Shields later remarked "it was so loud it was like sensory deprivation. We just liked the fact that we could see a change in the audience at a certain point."[40]
Bilinda Butcher's vocals have been referred to as a trademark of My Bloody Valentine's sound, alongside Shields' guitar techniques. On a number of occasions during the recording ofIsn't Anything andLoveless, Butcher was awoken and recorded vocals, which she said "influenced [her] sound" by making them "more dreamy and sleepy".[101] The vocals in most My Bloody Valentine's recordings are low in the mix[102] as Shields intended for the vocals to be used as an instrument.[103] Critics have often described the band's vocals as androgynous.[104]
My Bloody Valentine's lyrics are mostly written by Shields. However, Butcher wrote a third of the lyrics on bothIsn't Anything andLoveless.[25]Spin writerSimon Reynolds has noted that the band's lyrics often contain sexual themes, which are "a paradoxical blend of force and tenderness".[104] Butcher herself has referred to a lot of the lyrics as "plain nonsense." According to Butcher, she "didn't have a plan and never thought about lyrics until it was time to write them. I just used whatever was in my head for the moment."[25] Some of her lyrics were written as a result of attempting to interpret rough versions of songs Shields had recorded. Butcher has said: "He [Shields] never sang any words on the cassettes I got but I tried to make his sounds into words."[25] Butcher and Shields would often spend eight to ten hours a night writing lyrics, even though few changes actually resulted. Of this, Shields spoke:
Words are extremely important in the sense that we've spent way more time on the lyrics than ever on the music. Music is spontaneous and it's either good or bad so you just take it or leave it. Where lyrics, all the stuff comes out and then we usually just finish them right before we have to sing so it's usually these nights of eight or ten hours just trying to desperately make sure it's going to be as good as possible, even though most of it's there anyway and it's always been there. There's nothing worse than bad lyrics. For me a bad lyric is a lyric that jumps out at you, and that's offensive, it takes you completely away from enjoying the music.[105]
My Bloody Valentine are regarded by some as the pioneers of thealternative rock subgenre known asshoegaze,[1] a term coined bySounds journalists in the 1990s to describe certain bands' "motionless performing style, where they stood on stage and stared at the floor".[2][106] The band's releases onCreation Records influenced shoegaze acts, includingSlowdive,Ride andLush, and are regarded as providing a platform to allow the bands to become recognised.[107] Following the release ofLoveless (1991), My Bloody Valentine were "poised for a popular breakthrough", although never achieved mainstream success. However, the band are noted to have been "profoundly influential in the direction of '90s alternative rock", according to AllMusic.[108] In 2017, a study of AllMusic's database indicated My Bloody Valentine as its 26th most frequently cited influence on other artists.[109]
Several alternative rock bands have cited My Bloody Valentine as an influence.The Smashing Pumpkins frontmanBilly Corgan was influenced byIsn't Anything upon its release and attempted to recreate its sound on the band's debut albumGish (1991), particularly the closing track "Daydream" which Corgan described as "a complete rip-off of the My Bloody Valentine sound."[110] The Smashing Pumpkins' two successive studio albums,Siamese Dream (1993) andMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995), were also influenced by the band.[110]Courtney Love cited the band as an influence onHole's third albumCelebrity Skin (1998).[111]
Among the bands and artists that have cited My Bloody Valentine as an influence includeMogwai,[112]Oneohtrix Point Never,[113]Thursday,[114]Naked Giants,[115]Quicksand,[116] and...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.[117] ActorMichael Imperioli ofThe Sopranos fame has cited My Bloody Valentine as one of his favorite bands,[118] and described seeing them live as "a very profound experience, very physical and very visceral".[119]
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The more contemporary Anglo-Irish experimental rock band My Bloody Valentine were notorious for employing loud volumes in live performances; their reunion concerts in 2008 and 2009 were noteworthy for the controversy around the extreme loudness, with earplugs on offer at the doors and some audience members leaving because they felt 'physically distressed' by the noise.
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I think with this record, it wasn't really the band discovering new influences. These are influences that have been there forever, sneaking in little by little. But this time it came more to the forefront, sort of My Bloody Valentine or Mogwai kind of things.
Overall I think we leaned into our '80s and '90s influences for this record. We took a lot of inspiration from bands likeDevo,The Cure,U2,Talking Heads, My Bloody Valentine, andThe Fall...
'We did a tour in England and got ahold of a My Bloody Valentine cassette,' [Schreifels] says, 'and by the time we didSlip, that was our biggest influence. I don't know how much it comes off as sort of, 'Oh, they're doing shoegaze,' but that's what we were doing.
We wanted to makePink Floyd meetsthe Sex Pistols, My Bloody Valentine,Public Enemy, andKate Bush.
My Bloody Valentine is one of my favorite bands ever...
Dinosaur Jr. were playing the40 Watt, this great rock club inAthens, so we all went to see them. There was a band opening that I had never heard of, they come out, and it's My Bloody Valentine. I'd never heard anything like that. I didn't know what I was hearing. I'm not exaggerating when I say it was a very profound experience, very physical and very visceral.
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