My Bloody Valentine

**Origin:** Dublin, Ireland

It's the reunion that keeps on giving. In 2008 the revered and impossibly infuential Valentines—led by notoriously eccentric guitarist Kevin Shields—reformed, and late last year they finally produced new material in the form of an album, *m b v*. Originally formed in 1984 as a sort of Cramps/Birthday Party hybrid, the outfit eventually made their name with a distinctive use of saturated reverb, pitch-bending and distortion, along with the infamous deafening volume at which they played live. Their 1991 LP *Loveless* was a benchmark, opening the flood gates to the shoegazing likes of Ride, Slowdive, Chapterhouse et al. MBV, however, are the real magisterial deal.

**Download *Loveless* on Amazon**
**Download *Isn't Anything* on Amazon**

FYF 2013 lineup: Sunday bands (slide show)

Check out all the bands playing Sunday sets on August 25 at FYF 2013.

Thursday October 4 2012

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My Bloody Valentine

FYF 2013 lineup: Sunday bands (slide show)