[Ed. Note- This is the 6th in a series of 24 new LPs, live shows and other indie events, rex knows, anticipates (or hopes) will occur in 2024.]

Will It Ever Happen?

Those of you that have known of my long- time passion for indie music are well aware of how integral shoegaze pathfinders MY BLOODY VALENTINE have been to me.

After some early mediocre releases in the mid 80’s this outfit fronted by the Uber enigmatic KEVIN SHIELDS released some amazing singles and then two legendary LPs. “ Isn’t Anything” came out in 1988 and arguably the greatest shoegaze LP ever “Loveless” had a release date in 1991. These releases were also in the same time frame as the EPs “Tremelo” and “Glider”.

All were on the legendary CREATION RECORDS.

And then there effectively was silence for 22 years. SHIELDS produced some records and did a few songs solo for the SOFIA COPPOLA directed movie “Lost In Translation”. He worked as a touring guitar player for PRIMAL SCREAM.

Almost every year there was a rumour that a new album was imminent. Nothing.

In 2002 the band P. S. I LOVE YOU released the brilliant song “Where The Fuck Is Kevin Shields”. It is worth a listen!

https://open.spotify.com/track/6gvFWGkU5izwukjflTYrgw?si=ISfNF9IsRoOWcpWU1jpsdA

Then one night in 2013 it was announced on the internet that a new LP was being released. It literally blew up their website as so many punters like me were frantically trying to order the LP entitled “MBV”.

I like the album MBV but after 22 years it didn’t advance the band’s sound far enough for me to become enraptured like I was with their ‘88 to ‘91 discography.

Now we have gone another 10 years without new MY BLOODY VALENTINE music!

SHIELDS keeps releasing different versions of their earlier music. I bought the first but have boycotted the rest. I am analogued out.

And so here we are heading into 2024 and the word is that we are going to get a new MY BLOODY VALENTINE LP this year.

Here’s hoping.

In the meantime please enjoy the now ironically entitled song “Soon”

SPOTIFY-

https://open.spotify.com/track/7ITRNB9OckYIp2SW2iXU8U?si=24xCxvQoR3WJhljnaFnCZg

(SONG 748)

Play Loud Or Perish

1/18/2024