My Bloody Valentine

Forged in 1980s Ireland, named after a Canadian slasher film, got its start in Holland, and recorded its first album in Germany before settling in London; My Bloody Valentine is the world’s brainchild, channeled through Irishmen Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig. The band never became headliners at sold out shows in mega arenas, and throughout their career have been plagued by line-up and money issues, but their sound presaged the 90s and influenced every band who saw airplay in the golden years of MTV. Their fuzzy, angular, and melodic tunes would eventually be adapted for other bands who would go one to achieve considerably more financial success than My Bloody Valentine.

The band is notorious for taking much more time on everything than others in the industry. There have been rumors of projects getting shelved or canceled because nothing was heard from the band for years at a time, but each the band has roared back to life with another release. They’ve only recorded two studio albums ever, preferring the EP format for releasing music – but even those stopped in the early 1990s. Now the band has been teasing the press with reports of a nearly-completed album for two years, and been touring recently. So keep your ear to the ground about this upcoming record from My Bloody Valentine and keep watching TruePunk for updates.