Biography
My Bloody Valentine are an Irish-English band best known for Loveless, their 1991 album on Creation Records. Led by Kevin Shields, with Bilinda Butcher on vocals and guitar, the band became central to shoegaze through Shields's glide guitar technique and heavily layered production.[1] Loveless was recorded across nineteen studios over more than two years and was widely praised on release.[2] The band broke up in 1997 and returned with m b v in 2013.[2]
References
- Only Shallow (Wikipedia) — Release history, chart position, composition, credits, reception and cover versions.
- Loveless (album) (Wikipedia) — Album recording history, cost, label context, critical reception and rankings.
- Classic Tracks: My Bloody Valentine 'Only Shallow' (Sound On Sound) — Detailed account of the guitar, drum and vocal recording techniques.